1947 in the Soviet Union
The following lists events that happened during 1947 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 – Nikolay Shvernik
- Chairman of the Council of Ministers of the Soviet Union – Joseph Stalin
Births
- January 6 – Antonina Isaeva, Ukrainian milkmaid and politician
- January 8 – Igor Ivanov, Russian-born Canadian grandmaster
- February 19 – Lev Rubinstein, Russian poet and social activist
- February 21 – Victor Sokolov, Russian dissident journalist and priest
- October 12 – Zukhra Valeeva, Russian master builder