1946 in the Soviet Union

The following lists events that happened during 1946 in the Union of Soviet Socialist Republics.

Incumbents

 * General Secretary of the Communist Party of the Soviet Union – Joseph Stalin
 * Chairman of the Presidium of the Supreme Soviet of the Soviet Union – Mikhail Kalinin (until 19 March), Nikolay Shvernik (starting 19 March)
 * Chairman of the Council of Ministers of the Soviet Union – Joseph Stalin

February
February 10 – Legislation Elections are held for the first time in nearly a decade.

December
December 15 – the Iran crisis of 1946 ends with the Dissolution of the Azerbaijan People's Government and the Republic of Mahabad following the withdraw of the last remaining Soviet troops from Iran.

Births

 * 22 February – Nagima Aitkhozhina, Kazakh biologist. (died 2020).


 * 23 March – Lyudmila Byakova, Russian seamstress.


 * 26 August – Liana Isakadze, Georgian violinist and conductor (died 2024).