All USSR non underground nuclear explosions ( at least I hope so), since the names for most of the tests weren't announced ( or given by Russians ) almost everywhere I have ?, a few first tests have names Joe #, but those are given by Americans, according to the Joseph Stalin's first name, ( Uncle Joe ? ). If you you find anything incorrect or missing please contact me at: zvi@zvis.com, any help will be appreciated.

Date Conducted	Location	Detonation Type	Yield Kt.	Name	Material
August 29, 1949	Semipalatinsk	Tower	22	Joe 1	Fission,Pu239
September 24, 1951	Siberia	Surface	38	Joe 2	?
October 18, 1951	Siberia	Atmospheric	42	Joe 3	?
August 12, 1953	Siberia	Tower	400	Joe 4	Layer Cake/U235
August 23, 1953	Siberia	Atmospheric	28	Joe 5	?
September 3, 1953	Siberia	Atmospheric	5.8	Joe 6	?
September 8, 1953	Siberia	Atmospheric	1.6	Joe 7	?
September 10, 1953	Siberia	Atmospheric	4.9	?	?
September 14, 1954	Siberia	?	?	?	?
July 29, 1955	Siberia	?	5	?	?
August 2, 1955	Siberia	?	25	?	Fission,Pu239
September 21, 1955	Siberia	?	20	?	Fission,Pu239
November 6, 1955	Kazakhstan,Semipalitinsk	Airborne	215	?	Fission,U235
November 22, 1955	Kazakhstan,Semipalitinsk	Air Delivered	1600	RDS-37	Fission/Fusion
March 20, 1956	Siberia	?	?	?	?
March 30, 1956	Siberia	?	?	?	?
August 24, 1956	Siberia	Atmospheric	<1000	?	?
August 30, 1956	Siberia	Atmospheric	>20	?	?
September 2, 1956	Siberia	Atmospheric	?	?	?
September 10, 1956	Siberia	Atmospheric	?	?	?
November 17, 1956	Siberia	Atmospheric	?	?	?
January 19, 1957	Siberia	Atmospheric	?	?	?
March 8, 1957	Siberia	Atmospheric	?	?	?
April 3, 1957	Siberia	Atmospheric	?	?	?
April 6, 1957	Siberia	Atmospheric	?	?	?
April 10, 1957	Siberia	Atmospheric	?	?	?
April 12, 1957	Siberia	Atmospheric	?	?	?
April 16, 1957	Siberia	Atmospheric	?	?	?
August 22, 1957	Siberia	?	?	?	?
September 24, 1957	Russia, Novaia Zemlya	?	>1000	?	?
September 26, 1957	Kazakhstan,Semipalitinsk	Underwater	7-70	?	?
October 6, 1957	Russia, Novaia Zemlya	Atmospheric	?	?	?
October 10, 1957	Russia, Novaia Zemlya	Atmospheric	<0.02	?	?
December 28, 1957	Siberia	Atmospheric	?	?	?
February 23, 1958	Russia, Novaia Zemlya	Atmospheric	>1000	?	?
February 27, 1958	Russia, Novaia Zemlya	Atmospheric	>1000	?	?
February 27, 1958	Russia, Novaia Zemlya	Atmospheric	?	?	?
March 14, 1958	Russia, Novaia Zemlya	Atmospheric	<1000	?	?
March 14, 1958	Siberia	Atmospheric	<1000	?	?
March 15, 1958	Siberia	Atmospheric	<1000	?	?
March 20, 1958	Russia, Novaia Zemlya	Atmospheric	<0.02	?	?
March 21, 1958	Siberia	Atmospheric	<0.02	?	?
March 22, 1958	Russia, Novaia Zemlya	Atmospheric	>20	?	?
September 20, 1958	Russia, Novaia Zemlya	Atmospheric	?	?	?
September 30, 1958	Russia, Novaia Zemlya	Atmospheric	50+	?	?
September 30, 1958	Russia, Novaia Zemlya	Atmospheric	50+	?	?
October 2, 1958	Russia, Novaia Zemlya	Atmospheric	>20	?	?
October 2, 1958	Russia, Novaia Zemlya	Atmospheric	?	?	?
October 5, 1958	Russia, Novaia Zemlya	Atmospheric	?	?	?
October 10, 1958	Russia, Novaia Zemlya	Atmospheric	?	?	?
October 12, 1958	Russia, Novaia Zemlya	Atmospheric	>1000	?	?
October 15, 1958	Russia, Novaia Zemlya	ATM0	>1000	?	?
October 18, 1958	Russia, Novaia Zemlya	Atmospheric	>1000	?	?
October 19, 1958	Russia, Novaia Zemlya	Atmospheric	<0.02	?	?
October 20, 1958	Russia, Novaia Zemlya	Atmospheric	>1000	?	?
October 22, 1958	Russia, Novaia Zemlya	Atmospheric	>1000	?	?
October 24, 1958	Russia, Novaia Zemlya	Atmospheric	?	?	?
October 25, 1958	Russia, Novaia Zemlya	Atmospheric	?	?	?
November 1, 1958	Siberia	Atmospheric	<0.02	?	?
November 3, 1958	Siberia	Atmospheric	<0.02	?	?
September 1, 1961	Kazakhstan,Semipalitinsk	Atmospheric	150	?	?
September 4, 1961	Kazakhstan,Semipalitinsk	Atmospheric	10-80	?	?
September 5, 1961	Kazakhstan,Semipalitinsk	Atmospheric	<0.02	?	?
September 6, 1961	Russia, Kapustin Yar	Atmospheric	25	?	?
September 10, 1961	Russia, Novaia Zemlya	Atmospheric	>1000	?	?
September 10, 1961	Russia, Novaia Zemlya	Atmospheric	<0.02	?	?
September 12, 1961	Russia, Novaia Zemlya	Atmospheric	>1000	?	?
September 13, 1961	Kazakhstan,Semipalitinsk	Atmospheric	<0.02	?	?
September 13, 1961	Russia, Novaia Zemlya	Atmospheric	<0.02	?	?
September 14, 1961	Russia, Novaia Zemlya	Atmospheric	>1000	?	?
September 16, 1961	Russia, Novaia Zemlya	Atmospheric	>1000	?	?
September 17, 1961	Kazakhstan,Semipalitinsk	Atmospheric	20-150	?	?
September 18, 1961	Russia, Novaia Zemlya	Atmospheric	>1000	?	?
September 20, 1961	Russia, Novaia Zemlya	Atmospheric	>1000	?	?
September 22, 1961	Russia, Novaia Zemlya	Atmospheric	>1000	?	?
October 2, 1961	Russia, Novaia Zemlya	Atmospheric	>1000	?	?
October 4, 1961	Russia, Novaia Zemlya	Atmospheric	>1000	?	?
October 6, 1961	Russia, Kapustin Yar	Atmospheric	~200	?	?
October 6, 1961	Russia, Novaia Zemlya	Atmospheric	>1000	?	?
October 8, 1961	Russia, Novaia Zemlya	Atmospheric	<0.02	?	?
October 12, 1961	Kazakhstan,Semipalitinsk	Atmospheric	<0.02	?	?
October 20, 1961	Russia, Novaia Zemlya	Atmospheric	>1000	?	?
October 21, 1961	Russia, Sary Shagan	Atmospheric	<5	?	?
October 23, 1961	Russia, Novaia Zemlya	Atmospheric	25000	?	?
October 23, 1961	Russia, Novaia Zemlya	Underwater	<0.02	?	?
October 25, 1961	Russia, Novaia Zemlya	Atmospheric	<1000	?	?
October 27, 1961	Russia, Sary Shagan	Atmospheric	<5	?	?
October 27, 1961	Russia, Novaia Zemlya	Atmospheric	20-150	?	?
October 30, 1961	Russia, Novaia Zemlya	Atmospheric	58000	Tzar Bomb	Fission/Fusion
October 31, 1961	Russia, Novaia Zemlya	Atmospheric	>1000	?	?
October 31, 1961	Russia, Novaia Zemlya	Atmospheric	<1000	?	?
November 2, 1961	Russia, Novaia Zemlya	?	20-150	?	?
November 4, 1961	Russia, Novaia Zemlya	Atmospheric	>1000	?	?
August 5, 1962	Russia, Novaia Zemlya	Atmospheric	30000	?	?
August 7, 1962	Kazakhstan,Semipalitinsk	Atmospheric	<0.02	?	?
August 10, 1962	Russia, Novaia Zemlya	Atmospheric	<1000	?	?
August 20, 1962	Russia, Novaia Zemlya	Atmospheric	>1000	?	?
August 22, 1962	Russia, Novaia Zemlya	Atmospheric	>1000	?	?
August 25, 1962	Kazakhstan,Semipalitinsk	Atmospheric	<0.02	?	?
August 25, 1962	Russia, Novaia Zemlya	Atmospheric	>1000	?	?
August 27, 1962	Russia, Novaia Zemlya	Atmospheric	1000+	?	?
September 1, 1962	Russia, Novaia Zemlya	Atmospheric	?	?	?
September 2, 1962	Russia, Novaia Zemlya	Atmospheric	20-150	?	?
September 8, 1962	Russia, Novaia Zemlya	Atmospheric	>1000	?	?
September 15, 1962	Russia, Novaia Zemlya	Atmospheric	>1000	?	?
September 16, 1962	Russia, Novaia Zemlya	Atmospheric	>1000	?	?
September 18, 1962	Russia, Novaia Zemlya	Atmospheric	>1000	?	?
September 19, 1962	Russia, Novaia Zemlya	Atmospheric	20000	?	?
September 21, 1962	Russia, Novaia Zemlya	Atmospheric	25000	?	?
September 25, 1962	Russia, Novaia Zemlya	?	25000	?	?
September 27, 1962	Russia, Novaia Zemlya	Atmospheric	>1000	?	?
October 7, 1962	Russia, Novaia Zemlya	Atmospheric	>20	?	?
October 14, 1962	Kazakhstan,Semipalitinsk	Atmospheric	<0.02	?	?
October 22, 1962	Kazakhstan,Semipalitinsk	Atmospheric	>100	?	?
October 22, 1962	Russia, Novaia Zemlya	Atmospheric	>1000	?	?
October 27, 1962	Russia, Novaia Zemlya	Atmospheric	20-1000	?	?
October 28, 1962	Kazakhstan,Semipalitinsk	Atmospheric	<0.02	?	?
October 29, 1962	Russia, Novaia Zemlya	Atmospheric	20-1000	?	?
October 30, 1962	Russia, Novaia Zemlya	Atmospheric	20-1000	?	?
November 1, 1962	Kazakhstan,Semipalitinsk	Atmospheric	20-1000	?	?
November 1, 1962	Russia, Novaia Zemlya	Atmospheric	20-1000	?	?
November 3, 1962	Russia, Novaia Zemlya	Atmospheric	20-1000	?	?
November 4, 1962	Kazakhstan,Semipalitinsk	Atmospheric	20-1000	?	?
November 17, 1962	Kazakhstan,Semipalitinsk	Atmospheric	<0.02	?	?
December 18, 1962	Russia, Novaia Zemlya	Atmospheric	20-1000	?	?
December 18, 1962	Russia, Novaia Zemlya	Atmospheric	20-1000	?	?
December 20, 1962	Russia, Novaia Zemlya	Atmospheric	20-1000	?	?
December 22, 1962	Russia, Novaia Zemlya	Atmospheric	20-1000	?	?
December 23, 1962	Russia, Novaia Zemlya	Atmospheric	500-5000	?	?
December 24, 1962	Russia, Novaia Zemlya	Atmospheric	?	?	?
December 24, 1962	Russia, Novaia Zemlya	Atmospheric	20000	?	?
December 25, 1962	Russia, Novaia Zemlya	Atmospheric	500-5000	?	?

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