Mikhail Rodionov
Mikhail Ivanovich Rodionov (Russian: Михаи́л Ива́нович Родио́нов; 25 October [O.S. 12 October] 1907 – 1 October 1950) was a Soviet-Russian statesman who, from 1946 to 1949, was the Chairman of the Council of Ministers of the Russian SFSR.[1] He was purged during the Leningrad affair.
Mikhail Rodionov | |
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Михаил Родионов | |
Premier of the Russian SFSR | |
In office 23 March 1946 – 9 March 1949 | |
Preceded by | Alexei Kosygin |
Succeeded by | Boris Chernousov |
Personal details | |
Born | Ratunino, Makaryev Uyezd, Nizhny Novgorod Governorate, Russian Empire | 25 October 1907
Died | 1 October 1950 42) Leningrad, Russian SFSR, Soviet Union | (aged
Resting place | Levashovo Memorial Cemetery |
Nationality | Soviet |
Political party | All-Union Communist Party (Bolsheviks) (1929–1949) |
He created a proposal for a new state flag of the RSFSR, but it was rejected. It consisted of a traditional Russian tricolour flag with a hammer and sickle in the middle. Together with Nikolai Voznesensky, he was sentenced to death in 1950 based on false accusations of embezzlement from the Soviet State budget for "unapproved business in Leningrad", which was labeled anti-Soviet treason, at the Leningrad Affair case.[2] He was a close companion of Alexei Kosygin.
References
- "Rodionov Mikhail Ivanovich. The rulers of Russia and the Soviet Union". www.praviteli.org. Retrieved 2021-05-06.
- "Stalin and the Betrayal of Leningrad". www.bbc.co.uk. Retrieved 28 December 2018.