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| 1965 |
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| Efforts to revitalize the Soviet economy: in the industrial sphere, more freedom of decision was given to management, and a system of profit sharing was introduced. More emphasis was placed on increased production of consumer goods. In agriculture, the collective farmers were assured of a monthly wage and an old-age pension. Use of fertilizers was expanded and improved varieties of seed were introduced. | 1 |
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| Feb. 11–15 |
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| Kosygin visited North Vietnam and North Korea: proclaimed Soviet support to strengthen the defenses of North Vietnam. | 2 |
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| March 1–15 |
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| A meeting of representatives of Communist Parties was boycotted not only by the Chinese, but also by the North Vietnamese, the North Koreans, the Indonesians, the Japanese, and the Romanians and Albanians. All efforts to bridge the rift between the USSR and Communist China proved unavailing. | 3 |
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| March 18–19 |
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| Lt. Col. Aleksei A. Leonov, in the Soviet spacecraft Voskhod II, became the first human being to walk in space. | 4 |
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