← 1984 1983 1982 1985 in the Soviet Union → 1986 1987 1988
Decades:	1960s 1970s 1980s 1990s
See also:	History of the Soviet Union List of years in the Soviet Union

The following lists events that happened during 1985 in the Union of Soviet Socialist Republics.

• General Secretary of the Communist Party of the Soviet Union: Konstantin Chernenko (until 10 march), Mikhail Gorbachev (starting 11 March)
• Premier of the Soviet Union: Nikolai Tikhonov
• Chairman of the Russian SFSR: Vladimir Orlov

February

• February 24 – 1985 Russian Supreme Soviet election
• February 28 – Konstantin Chernenko makes a rare and last appearance on TV.^[1]

March

• March 11 – Mikhail Gorbachev succeeded Konstantin Chernenko as General Secretary.^[2]

April

• The Soviet Union begins to transfer the burden of fighting the mujahideen to the armed forces of the Democratic Republic of Afghanistan.

May

• May 9 - The 3rd total Victory Day Parade is held on Red Square in Moscow in the Soviet Union.

November

• November 19 - Mikhail Gorbachev and Ronald Reagan meet for the first time in Geneva.^[3]

• April 25 – Vladimir Balyntec, Russian powerlifter
• November 28 – Evgeny Alekseev, Russian chess grandmaster

• February 22 – Efrem Zimbalist, Russian-American violinist
• March 10 – Konstantin Chernenko, Soviet politician
• October 10 – Yul Brynner, Russian actor
• October 14 – Emil Gilels, Soviet pianist