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| 1951, Jan. 5 |
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| After a two-year stalemate, the USSR agreed to reopen talks with the United States on Jan. 15 for a settlement of its $11 billion lend-lease aid account in accord with the 1942 agreement, but negotiations were suspended indefinitely on Jan. 31. | 1 |
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| Feb. 22 |
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| The Soviet press announced that in recent elections to the Supreme Soviet, the Stalinist bloc had won a popular majority of 99.6 percent. | 2 |
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| April 16 |
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| Moscow radio announced the successful completion of the fourth five-year plan; production had increased by 73 percent over 1940. | 3 |
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| Oct. 5–14 |
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| The 19th Party Congress gave special attention to outlining the transition from socialism to communism; the Presidium replaced the Politburo and assumed wider functions. | 4 |
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