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
Михаил Родионов
Premier of the Russian SFSR
In office
23 March 1946 – 9 March 1949
Preceded byAlexei Kosygin
Succeeded byBoris Chernousov
Personal details
Born(1907-10-25)25 October 1907
Ratunino, Makaryev Uyezd, Nizhny Novgorod Governorate, Russian Empire
Died1 October 1950(1950-10-01) (aged 42)
Leningrad, Russian SFSR, Soviet Union
Resting placeLevashovo Memorial Cemetery
NationalitySoviet
Political partyAll-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
  1. "Rodionov Mikhail Ivanovich. The rulers of Russia and the Soviet Union". www.praviteli.org. Retrieved 2021-05-06.
  2. "Stalin and the Betrayal of Leningrad". www.bbc.co.uk. Retrieved 28 December 2018.
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