Nikolay Kruchina
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Nikolay Yefimovich Kruchina (Russian: Николай Ефимович Кручина; 14 May 1928 – 26 August 1991), was a top Soviet communist official, the administrator of affairs of the Central Committee of the Communist Party of the Soviet Union (CPSU) since 1983 and until his death, effectively the party's chief treasurer, responsible for its enormous assets (popularly dubbed as the party's gold, Russian: золото Партии) estimated to be worth nearly $9 billion, which have never been located since.[1]
Quick Facts Administrator of Affairs of the Central Committee, Preceded by ...
Nikolay Kruchina Николай Кручина | |
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Administrator of Affairs of the Central Committee | |
In office September 1982 – 26 August 1991 | |
Preceded by | Georgy Pavlov |
Succeeded by | Post abolished |
First Secretary of the Tselinograd Regional Committee of the Communist Party of Kazakhstan | |
In office November 1965 – 4 April 1978 | |
Preceded by | Vasily Demidenko |
Succeeded by | Nikolay Morozov |
Full member of the 25th, 26th, 27th, 28th Central Committee | |
In office 5 March 1976 – 26 August 1991 | |
Candidate member of the 24th Central Committee | |
In office 9 April 1971 – 5 March 1976 | |
Personal details | |
Born | (1928-05-14)14 May 1928 Novopokrovka, Khabarsky District, Siberian Krai, Russian SFSR, Soviet Union |
Died | 26 August 1991(1991-08-26) (aged 63) Moscow, Soviet Union |
Cause of death | Suicide by falling from height |
Political party | Communist Party of the Soviet Union |
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