1959 in the Soviet Union
The following lists events that happened during 1959 in the Union of Soviet Socialist Republics. == Incumbents == First Secretary of the Communist Party of the Soviet Union – Nikita Khrushchev Chairman of the Presidium of the Supreme Soviet of the Soviet Union – Kliment Voroshilov Chairman of the Council of Ministers of the Soviet Union – Nikita Khrushchev == Events == === January === January 2 – The Soviet Union successfully launched the Luna 1 satellite from Baikonur Cosmodrome.