Mikhail Rodionov

Mikhail Ivanovich Rodionov (Russian: Михаи́л Ива́нович Родио́нов; 25 October [O.S. 12 October] 1907 – 1 October 1950) was a Soviet-Russian statesman who, from 1946 to 1949, was the Chairman of the Council of Ministers of the Russian SFSR.^[1] He was purged during the Leningrad affair.

Mikhail Rodionov
Михаил Родионов
Rodionov in 1939
Chairman of the Council of Ministers of the RSFSR
In office 23 March 1946 – 9 March 1949
Preceded by	Alexei Kosygin
Succeeded by	Boris Chernousov
Personal details
Born	(1907-10-25)25 October 1907 Ratunino, Makaryev Uyezd, Nizhny Novgorod Governorate, Russian Empire
Died	1 October 1950(1950-10-01) (aged 42) Leningrad, Russian SFSR, Soviet Union
Resting place	Levashovo Memorial Cemetery
Nationality	Soviet
Political party	All-Union Communist Party (Bolsheviks) (1929–1949)

He created a proposal for a new state flag of the RSFSR, but it was rejected. It consisted of a traditional Russian tricolour flag with a hammer and sickle in the middle. Together with Nikolai Voznesensky, he was sentenced to death in 1950 based on accusations of embezzlement from the Soviet State budget for "unapproved business in Leningrad", which was labeled anti-Soviet treason, at the Leningrad Affair case.^[2] He was a close companion of Alexei Kosygin.

A proposed flag for the Russian SFSR.

References

1. "Rodionov Mikhail Ivanovich. The rulers of Russia and the Soviet Union". www.praviteli.org. Retrieved 2021-05-06.
2. "Stalin and the Betrayal of Leningrad". www.bbc.co.uk. Retrieved 28 December 2018.