Mikhail Solomentsev
Mikhail Sergeyevich Solomentsev (Russian: Михаи́л Серге́евич Соло́менцев; 7 November [O.S. 24 October] 1913 – 15 February 2008) was a high-ranking Soviet politician and statesman.
Mikhail Solomentsev Михаи́л Соло́менцев | |
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| Chairman of the Party Control Committee of the Central Committee | |
| In office 15 June 1983 – 30 September 1988 | |
| Preceded by | Arvīds Pelše |
| Succeeded by | Boris Pugo |
| Chairman of the Council of Ministers – Government of the Russian SFSR | |
| In office 28 July 1971 – 24 June 1983 | |
| Preceded by | Gennady Voronov |
| Succeeded by | Vitaly Vorotnikov |
| Full member of the 26th, 27th Politburo | |
| In office 26 December 1983 – 30 September 1988 | |
| Member of the 23rd, 24th Secretariat | |
| In office 13 December 1966 – 23 November 1971 | |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 7 November 1913 Yeletsky District, Russian Empire |
| Died | 15 February 2008 (aged 94) Moscow, Russian Federation |
| Nationality | Soviet, Russian |
| Political party | Communist Party of the Soviet Union (1940-1988) |
Early life
He was born near Yelets and graduated from the Leningrad Technological Institute in 1940.
Career
Solomentsev was a leading Communist Party functionary in Kazakhstan during 1962–1964 and was in charge of the Rostov-on-Don obkom from 1964–1966. He served as a secretary of the Central Committee of the Communist Party of the Soviet Union during the years 1966–1971. Solomontsev was Chairman of the Council of Ministers of the Russian RSFR starting from 1971 and ending in 1983. He sat in the Politburo from 1983 until he was sacked by Mikhail Gorbachev in 1988. In October 1987 he led a Commission of the Politburo to look into the “purge” trials of the 1930s. The commission also included KGB Chief Viktor Chebrikov and Alexander Yakovlev. Yakovlev subsequently took over the chairmanship of the Commission.[1]
Decorations and awards
- Twice Hero of Socialist Labour (1973 and 1983)
- Four Orders of Lenin
- Two Order of the Red Banner of Labour
- Order of the Red Star
References
- Biggart, John (1998). "The Rehabilitation of Bogdanov". Bogdanov and His Work. A Guide to the Published and Unpublished Works of Alexander A. Bogdanov (Malinovsky 1973—1928). Retrieved 21 July 2021.
- Martin McCauley, Who's Who in Russia Since 1900, Routledge, 1997, ISBN 0-415-13898-1; pp. 194–195