Valentina Gaganova
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Valentina Ivanovna Gaganova (Russian: Валентина Ивановна Гаганова; 3 January 1932 – 25 October 2010) was a Russian and Soviet textile worker and politician who was shop foreman of the Vyshnevolotsk cotton mill. In order to bring lagging areas up to the level of advanced ones, she started a movement that was extensively implemented in the Soviet Union and other socialist countries. Gaganova was twice elected to serve on the Central Committee of the Communist Party of the Soviet Union for ten years and was an elected deputy of the Council of the Union of the Supreme Soviet of the Soviet Union for four years. She received various awards such as the Order of Lenin, the Hero of Socialist Labour, the Medal "For Labour Valour", the Order of the October Revolution and the Order of Honour.
Valentina Gaganova | |
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Валентина Гаганова | |
Born | Valentina Ivanovna Gaganova (1932-01-03)3 January 1932 |
Died | 25 October 2010(2010-10-25) (aged 78) Vyshny Volochyok, Tver Oblast, Russia |
Occupation(s) | Textile worker Politician |
Years active | 1940s–2010 |
Awards | Order of Lenin (x2) Hero of Socialist Labour Medal "For Labour Valour" (x2) Order of the October Revolution Order of Honour |