1961   On July 30, 1961, newspaper Pravda published a project of Third Program of Communist Party of Soviet Union (CPSU). This program gave a concrete time frame for completion of communism in USSR. The last phrase of the document said: ”The Party announces that the current generation of Soviet people would be living during communism!"
Many years after, Fedor BURLATSKY, one of the special group of scientists and writers participating in the program creation, said that the majority of the group was against inclusion of any economical forecasts and concrete terms. However, they could not persuade Nikita KRUSHEV to do it their way. As a result, the program with the "announcement" was approved on XXII Congress of CPSU.

 1963   Soviet spy Kim PHILBY resurfaced in Moscow after his escape from the West.

(11.08.1714)
Duke, tutor of PETER the GREAT

(10.28.1727)
Duke, close ally of PETER the GREAT, diplomat. The duke participated in the Azov's wars of the tsar, North War and during the Battle of Poltava he was a commander of the Semyonovsky elite regiment. One of the first professional Russian diplomats, he served as an ambassador in Rome, London, Haag, Hanover and Paris.

(11.03.1835)
Count, senator, poet, member of Russian Academy

(01.14.1833)
One of the Russian Church Saints

(10.05.1933)
General of White army

(07.29.1982)
Father of the televisionZvorykin received higher education in St-Petersburg and Paris, participated in the WWI. In 1919 he immigrated to United States and became its citizen in 1924.

(07.29.1980)
Marshal of Soviet UnionBefore WWII Golikov was deputy Chief of General Staff, head of Main Intelligence Directorate. During the war he commanded armies and then became head of Main Department of Cadres, Special Envoy for Repatriation Cases. After the war he held several high ranking military positions including the head of the Academy of Tank Troops, in 1958-62 -head of the Main political Department of Soviet Army and Navy. In historical literature and some memoirs, Golikov reflected as a controversial figure. Special commemorative post stamp was issued to the marshal's 100-year birthday.

(10.17.1977)
Army General, Hero of Soviet Union (1939, Khalkhin-Gol Operation)

(1.23.1981)
Prosecutor from USSR on Nuremberg Process, General prosecutor of USSR.

(1996)
Gymnast, two-times Olympic Champion. Earned first Olympic medal in Helsinki in 1952. Armenians call him the best athlete of XX century.

Gymnast, four-times Olympic Champion, World Champion of 1954.

Three-times Olympic Champions in academic rowing on single (1954-64)

Participated in design of chassis for Soviet LUNOKHOD and other space programs. Mountain climber.

(01.30.1972)
Three-times World fencing Champion (1966, 1967,1970).Silver Medal in Olympics of 1968

Olympic Champion in 1972 and 1976 Games on 4-seater kayak.

Cosmonaut, Hero of Soviet Union

(07.08.1892)
Aircraft Designer.
Started his engineering career on Russo-Balt Plant in Petrograd (St-Petersburg). In 1923 build his first fighter I-1. In 1927 created training plane U-2, which served more than 30 years for preparation of Soviet pilots and was used as a crop-duster in agriculture. The height of Polikarpov creation was the design of fighters’ I-15 and I-16 (1933-1934), which were considered the best fighters in the world at that time. After his death from cancer U-2 was renamed in Po-2.

(9.8.1898)
Ukrainian theater and movie actress, People's Artist of USSR (1944), Hero of Socialist Labor (1973)

(3.23.1934)
Songs Writer

(9.25.1932)
Singer, opera-tenor, People's Artist of USSR.