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Vasily Filippovich Margelov Василий Филиппович Маргелов Father of the modern VDV, who turned airborne troops into a heavily armored strike force Military command · Soviet Union state institutions 1908–1990
Andrei Andreyevich Gromyko Андрей Андреевич Громыко “Mister Nyet,” whose last move was to nominate the reformer Diplomacy and international organization · Soviet Union state institutions 1909–1989
Ivan Ignatyevich Yakubovsky Иван Игнатьевич Якубовский Belarusian-born marshal who commanded the Warsaw Pact forces for nine years Military command · Soviet Union state institutions 1912–1976
Pyotr Andreyevich Abrassimov Пётр Андреевич Абрасимов The Soviet 'governing ambassador' who managed Cold War Berlin Diplomacy and international organization · Soviet Union state institutions 1912–2009
Kirill Trofimovich Mazurov Кирилл Трофимович Мазуров Belarusian partisan leader who rose to Brezhnev's Politburo and served as USSR First Deputy Premier for thirteen years Government and administration · Soviet Union state institutions 1914–1989
Tikhon Yakovlevich Kiselyov Тихон Яковлевич Киселёв Belarus's premier for nearly 20 years who rose to First Secretary and candidate Politburo member, then died of cancer two years later Government and administration · Soviet Union state institutions 1917–1983
Yevgeny Filippovich Ivanovsky Евгений Филиппович Ивановский Longest-serving GSFG commander who led the Soviet front-line force facing NATO for eight years Military command · Soviet Union state institutions 1918–1991
Yuri Ivanovich Drozdov Юрий Иванович Дроздов Legendary Soviet spymaster who headed KGB illegal intelligence for 12 years Security, intelligence and policing · Soviet Union state institutions 1925–2017
Yevgeny Aleksandrovich Kozlovsky Евгений Александрович Козловский Longest-serving geology minister who presided over the 'golden age' of Soviet mineral exploration Industry and production · Soviet Union state institutions 1929–2022