Vasily Kuznetsov (politician)
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Vasily Vasilyevich Kuznetsov (Russian: Васи́лий Васи́льевич Кузнецо́в; 13 February [O.S. 31 January] 1901 – 5 June 1990) was a Russian Soviet politician who acted as Chairman of the Presidium of the Supreme Soviet of the Soviet Union from 1982 to 1983 (after the death of Brezhnev), for a second time in 1984 (after the death of Andropov), and for a third time in 1985 (after the death of Chernenko). He was one of the oldest members of the Communist Party of the Soviet Union.
Vasily Kuznetsov | |
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Василий Кузнецов | |
Chairman of the Presidium of the Supreme Soviet of the Soviet Union | |
Acting 10 March 1985 – 27 July 1985 | |
Preceded by | Konstantin Chernenko |
Succeeded by | Andrei Gromyko |
Acting 9 February 1984 – 11 April 1984 | |
Preceded by | Yuri Andropov |
Succeeded by | Konstantin Chernenko |
Acting 10 November 1982 – 16 June 1983 | |
Preceded by | Leonid Brezhnev |
Succeeded by | Yuri Andropov |
First Deputy Chairman of the Presidium of the Supreme Soviet of the Soviet Union | |
In office 7 October 1977 – 18 June 1986 | |
President | Leonid Brezhnev Yuri Andropov Konstantin Chernenko Andrei Gromyko |
Preceded by | Position re-established |
Succeeded by | Pyotr Demichev |
Personal details | |
Born | (1901-02-13)13 February 1901 Sofilovka, Varnavinsky Uyezd, Kostroma Governorate, Russian Empire |
Died | 5 June 1990(1990-06-05) (aged 89) Moscow, Russian SFSR, Soviet Union |
Resting place | Novodevichy Cemetery |
Nationality | Soviet |
Political party | Communist Party of the Soviet Union (1927–1986) |
Spouse | Zoya Igumnova [ru] (m. 1926; died 1988) |
Children | Era, Elena, Valery and Alexander |
Education | Carnegie Mellon University (1918–1921) Peter the Great St. Petersburg Polytechnic University (1921–1926) |
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Chairman of the Presidium of the Supreme Soviet of the Soviet Union was formally the highest state post. During the term of office, Kuznetsov was 81–82, 82–83, and 84 years old, respectively. He is the oldest head of the Soviet and Russian state in history (he was older than all three predecessors in this post).