1981 in the Soviet Union

1981 film by Aleksandr Alov, Vladimir Naumov

space probe

space probe

crewed flight of the Soyuz programme

space mission of the Soyuz program

spatial mission

Dusha (, English translation: Soul) is a 1981 Soviet musical drama film written by Alexander Borodyansky and directed by Alexander Stefanovich, starring Sofia Rotaru and Mikhail Boyarsky. The movie features songs performed by Sofia Rotaru, Mikhail Boyarsky and the Russian rock band Mashina Vremeni (Time Machine). The movie has substantial philosophical dialogue about the self-criticism of an artist and the existential approach to the golden mean between artistic creation and respect for human dignity.

1956 Project 613 submarine which ran aground in Karlskrona, Sweden in October 1981

thumb|Left to Right: Marshals Nikolai Ogarkov, [[Dmitry Ustinov, and General Alexei Yepishev pose with airborne troopers during exercise Zapad-81.]] Zapad-81 () was a large military exercise carried out by the Soviet Union, according to NATO and US sources. It was conducted from 4 September 1981 and lasted approximately eight days, it involved between 100,000 and 150,000 troops. It was a joint operation including elements from all Soviet service branches and introduced several new systems such as the RSD-10 medium-range strategic missile (known often to the West as the SS-20 Saber) and the Pro

Bulgaria's first artificial satellite

uncrewed TKS spacecraft

1981 film directed by Richard Viktorov

20th-century total solar eclipse

espionage mission of the USA directed to the Soviet Union

1982 film by Samvel Gasparov

monument in Volgodonsk, Russia

1981 film directed by Alexander Tatarsky

satellite

purported chemical weapon

1981 film festival edition

1954 Project 613 submarine