The era of the 1970s and the…
1972 CE to 1983 CE
The era of the 1970s and the early 1980s in the Soviet Union will later be designated as the Era of Stagnation.
The 1965 Kosygin reform had aimed for partial decentralization of the Soviet economy.
In 1979, after a communist-led revolution in Afghanistan, Soviet forces invade the country, ultimately starting the Soviet–Afghan War.