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People of the Revolution and the USSR
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People of the Soviet Union
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Lev Leonidovich (Aronovich) Shvartsman Лев Леонидович (Аронович) Шварцман
MGB's most brutal interrogator, killer of Blyukher, Babel, and Meyerhold
Security, intelligence and policing · Soviet Union state institutions
1907–1955
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Lev Ilyich Rusinov Лев Ильич Русинов
An experimental physicist who explored fission and nuclear isomerism
Science and technology · Soviet Union state institutions
1907–1960
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Vladimir Nikolaevich Sukhodolsky Владимир Николаевич Суходольский
NKVD major-general who led Tula's wartime defence and fell from grace
Security, intelligence and policing · Soviet Union state institutions
1907–1966
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Pavel Mikhailovich Fitin Павел Михайлович Фитин
The man who rebuilt foreign intelligence from the wreckage of the Yezhovshchina and stole the atomic bomb
Security, intelligence and policing · Soviet Union state institutions
1907–1971
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Alexei Kirillovich Kortunov Алексей Кириллович Кортунов
Hero of the Soviet Union who built the Unified Gas Supply System
Industry and production · Soviet Union state institutions
1907–1973
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Vasily Mikhailovich Ryabikov Василий Михайлович Рябиков
Nine Orders of Lenin: the organizer who sustained the Soviet military-industrial complex for 35 years, from wartime arms to Sputnik
Economy, finance and planning · Soviet Union state institutions
1907–1974
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Sergei Matveyevich Shtemenko Сергей Матвеевич Штеменко
The staff officer who designed Stalin's war plans and fell twice
Military command · Soviet Union state institutions
1907–1976
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Pyotr Vasilyevich Dementiev Пётр Васильевич Дементьев
The Chuvash 'Peter the Great' who led Soviet aviation for 24 years
Industry and production · Soviet Union state institutions
1907–1977
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Sergey Nikiforovich Kruglov Сергей Никифорович Круглов
The last NKVD People's Commissar, the longest-serving MVD minister, killed by a train
Security, intelligence and policing · Soviet Union state institutions
1907–1977
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Konstantin Petrovich Gorshenin Константин Петрович Горшенин
The USSR's first Prosecutor General who organized war crimes trials and handed Khrushchev the statistics of the Great Terror
Law and justice · Soviet Union state institutions
1907–1978
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Konstantin Fyodorovich Lunev Константин Фёдорович Лунёв
A party cadre elevated into the security apparatus
Security, intelligence and policing · Soviet Union state institutions
1907–1980
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Alexander Kharitonovich Busygin Александр Харитонович Бусыгин
A Gorky auto-plant blacksmith who became a symbol of industrial productivity
Industry and production · Soviet Union state institutions
1907–1985
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Pavel Vasilyevich Kovanov Павел Васильевич Кованов
First chairman of People's Control, Shelepin's deputy who became Brezhnev's auditor
Economy, finance and planning · Soviet Union state institutions
1907–1986
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Vladimir Fyodorovich Zhigalin Владимир Фёдорович Жигалин
The minister who ran Soviet military heavy industry for 18 years under Brezhnev
Industry and production · Soviet Union state institutions
1907–1990
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Ignati Trofimovich Novikov Игнатий Трофимович Новиков
Brezhnev's classmate who ran Soviet construction for 21 years as the energy technocrat
Industry and production · Soviet Union state institutions
1907–1993
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Vyacheslav Petrovich Yelyutin Вячеслав Петрович Елютин
Longest-serving Soviet minister, shaped higher education for 31 years
Education · Soviet Union state institutions
1907–1993
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Georgy Filippovich Baydukov Георгий Филиппович Байдуков
Chkalov's co-pilot across the North Pole who became the procurement chief that built Soviet air defence weaponry
Military command · Soviet Union state institutions
1907–1994
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Semen Andreevich Skachkov Семён Андреевич Скачков
The industrial manager who ran Soviet foreign economic aid for a quarter-century
Economy, finance and planning · Soviet Union state institutions
1907–1996
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Ivan Vasilyevich Arkhipov Иван Васильевич Архипов
Face of Sino-Soviet economic cooperation, senior operational manager of the Soviet economy under four general secretaries
Economy, finance and planning · Soviet Union state institutions
1907–1998
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Mikhail Vasilyevich Yegorov Михаил Васильевич Егоров
Shipbuilding minister who built the Soviet nuclear submarine fleet and ocean-going navy
Industry and production · Soviet Union state institutions
1907–2000
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Vladimir Nikolayevich Novikov Владимир Николаевич Новиков
A defence-industry technocrat who rose from arms-plant floor to head of state planning
Economy, finance and planning · Soviet Union state institutions
1907–2000
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Viktor Semyonovich Abakumov Виктор Семёнович Абакумов
Stalin's security chief who commanded SMERSH and ruled the MGB
Security, intelligence and policing · Soviet Union state institutions
1908–1954
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Georgy Fyodorovich Alexandrov Георгий Фёдорович Александров
Stalin's chief ideological supervisor, broken by a philosophy debate
Ideology and propaganda · Soviet Union state institutions
1908–1961
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Aleksei Mikhailovich Isaev Алексей Михайлович Исаев
The engine designer who powered Soviet spacecraft: inventor of the closed-cycle rocket engine
Science and technology · Soviet Union state institutions
1908–1971
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Valery Dmitrievich Kalmykov Валерий Дмитриевич Калмыков
Founded and led Soviet radio-electronics for 20 years, building the electronic backbone of spaceflight and ABM
Industry and production · Soviet Union state institutions
1908–1974
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Boris Nikolayevich Chernousov Борис Николаевич Черноусов
The RSFSR premier who rose in the Leningrad Affair's wake and fell at the 19th Party Congress
Government and administration · Soviet Union state institutions
1908–1978
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Nikolai Alekseyevich Pilyugin Николай Алексеевич Пилюгин
From Sputnik to Buran: the Chief Designer who built the brains of the Soviet space age
Science and technology · Soviet Union state institutions
1908–1982
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Nikolai Petrovich Kamanin Николай Петрович Каманин
From Chelyuskin ice to Gagarin's flight: the general who built the cosmonaut corps
Science and technology · Soviet Union state institutions
1908–1982
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Dmitry Fyodorovich Ustinov Дмитрий Фёдорович Устинов
The defence-industry man who became defence minister
Military command · Soviet Union state institutions
1908–1984
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Alexei Alexeyevich Yepishev Алексей Алексеевич Епишев
The longest-serving chief who kept the Soviet military under party control for 23 years
Military command · Soviet Union state institutions
1908–1985
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Mikhail Aleksandrovich Olshanski Михаил Александрович Ольшанский
The Lysenkoist agronomist who led Soviet agricultural science administration
Agriculture and land policy · Soviet Union state institutions
1908–1988
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Nikolai Semyonovich Patolichev Николай Семёнович Патоличев
The man who ran Soviet foreign trade for 27 years, holder of eleven Orders of Lenin
Economy, finance and planning · Soviet Union state institutions
1908–1989
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Pyotr Nikolayevich Fedoseyev Пётр Николаевич Федосеев
The philosophical administrator of the Soviet ideological apparatus
Ideology and propaganda · Soviet Union state institutions
1908–1990
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Vasily Vasilyevich Boytsov Василий Васильевич Бойцов
Standardization chief who built the GOST system and laid the groundwork for ISO 9000
Industry and production · Soviet Union state institutions
1908–1997
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Alexei Vladimirovich Romanov Алексей Владимирович Романов
The Goskino chairman who harvested Politburo phone calls every Monday and enforced cuts he didn't always believe in
Ideology and propaganda · Soviet Union state institutions
1908–1998
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Boris Vasilyevich Petrovsky Борис Васильевич Петровский
Cardiovascular pioneer who ran Soviet healthcare for 15 years under Brezhnev
Science and technology · Soviet Union state institutions
1908–2004
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Vladimir Aleksandrovich Kotelnikov Владимир Александрович Котельников
The scientist–head of state who discovered the sampling theorem and led the first radar probe of Venus
Science and technology · Soviet Union state institutions
1908–2005
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Georgy Maksimovich Pushkin Георгий Максимович Пушкин
The Soviet diplomat who warned Khrushchev about Berlin
Diplomacy and international organization · Soviet Union state institutions
1909–1963
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Vladimir Alekseyevich Kucherenko Владимир Алексеевич Кучеренко
A technocrat who ran Soviet construction from post-war rebuilding to Gosstroy
Industry and production · Soviet Union state institutions
1909–1963
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Mikhail Leontyevich Mil Михаил Леонтьевич Миль
From Mi-1 to Mi-24: founder of the Mil Design Bureau that rewrote helicopter history
Industry and production · Soviet Union state institutions
1909–1970
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Alexander Konstantinovich Korovushkin Александр Константинович Коровушкин
The Gosbank chairman who carried out the 1961 redenomination and, witnesses say, threw his hat at Khrushchev
Economy, finance and planning · Soviet Union state institutions
1909–1976
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Aleksandr Mikhailovich Sakharovsky Александр Михайлович Сахаровский
State-security officer who led Soviet foreign intelligence for 15 years
Security, intelligence and policing · Soviet Union state institutions
1909–1983
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Mikhail Avksentyevich Lesechko Михаил Авксентьевич Лесечко
The deputy premier who directed Soviet economic integration with the Eastern Bloc for 18 years
Economy, finance and planning · Soviet Union state institutions
1909–1984
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Mikhail Sergeyevich Ryazansky Михаил Сергеевич Рязанский
The 'radio man' of Soviet rocketry: Chief Designer of guidance and telemetry for every Soviet rocket and spacecraft
Science and technology · Soviet Union state institutions
1909–1987
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Alexander Ivanovich Shokin Александр Иванович Шокин
Architect of Soviet military electronics who built the industry from scratch and led it for 20 years
Industry and production · Soviet Union state institutions
1909–1988
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Nikolai Nikolayevich Bogolyubov Николай Николаевич Боголюбов
The institutional titan of theoretical physics who led the Eastern Bloc's largest international research institute
Science and technology · Soviet Union state institutions
1909–1992
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Vladimir Pavlovich Barmin Владимир Павлович Бармин
From Katyusha to Buran: the engineer who designed the ground beneath every Soviet rocket
Science and technology · Soviet Union state institutions
1909–1993
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Vladimir Vladimirovich Matskevich Владимир Владимирович Мацкевич
Agriculture minister after the virgin-lands drive
Agriculture and land policy · Soviet Union state institutions
1909–1998
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Pyotr Ivanovich Ivashutin Пётр Иванович Ивашутин
The KGB man who led the GRU for 24 years: Soviet military intelligence's longest-serving chief
Security, intelligence and policing · Soviet Union state institutions
1909–2002
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Mikhail Sergeyevich Smirtyukov Михаил Сергеевич Смиртюков
The non-Politburo power who was the institutional memory of the Soviet government for 25 years
Government and administration · Soviet Union state institutions
1909–2004