Arnold Koop
Estonian historian (1922-1988) / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Arnold Koop (16 July 1922, Saint Petersburg Governorate – 21 April 1988 Moscow) was a Soviet Estonian pedagog and Communist Party functionary.[1]
Quick Facts Chairman of the Supreme Soviet of the Estonian Soviet Socialist Republic, Preceded by ...
Arnold Koop | |
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Chairman of the Supreme Soviet of the Estonian Soviet Socialist Republic | |
In office 19 March 1967 – 13 June 1971 Serving with Ilmar Vahe | |
Preceded by | Vaino Väljas |
Succeeded by | Ilmar Vahe |
Personal details | |
Born | (1922-07-16)July 16, 1922 Saint Petersburg Governorate |
Died | April 21, 1988(1988-04-21) (aged 65) Moscow, Soviet Union |
Political party | CPSU |
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From 1960 until 1968 he was the rector of Tallinn Pedagogical Institute. 1970-1988 he was the rector of the University of Tartu.[1] Koop was known as ideologically orthodox Communist, who supported Neo-Stalinist tightening up policies of the 1970's Brezhnevian era.[2]