Oleg Baklanov
Oleg Dmitriyevich Baklanov Олег Дмитриевич Бакланов | |
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| Minister of General Machine Building | |
| In office 8 April 1983 – 25 March 1988 | |
| Premier | Nikolai Tikhonov, Nikolai Ryzhkov |
| Preceded by | Sergey Afanasyev |
| Succeeded by | Vitaly Doguzhiyev |
| Full member of the 28th Politburo | |
| In office 14 July 1990 – 29 August 1991 | |
| Secretary of the 28th Central Committee | |
| In office 18 February 1988 – 25 April 1991 | |
| Member of the 27th Secretariat | |
| In office 18 February 1988 – 14 July 1990 | |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 17 March 1932 Kharkiv, Ukrainian SSR, Soviet Union |
| Died | 28 July 2021 (aged 89) Moscow, Russia |
| Nationality | USSR |
| Political party | Communist Party of the Soviet Union |
Oleg Dmitriyevich Baklanov (Russian: Оле́г Дми́триевич Бакла́нов; 17 March 1932 – 28 July 2021[1]) was a Soviet politician, and high functionary in government and industry. He was a scientist and businessman. As Minister of General Machine Building, he was responsible for Soviet space industry during the 1980s.
Biography[]
Baklanov was the secretary of the CPSU Central Committee (February 1988 – April 1991)[2][3] responsible for defense issues, and one of the GKChP members during the 1991 Soviet coup d'état attempt.[4] Baklanov worked in an instrument engineering factory in Kharkov, Soviet Ukraine, and later became chief of the factory. He was appointed engineering industry minister of USSR in 1983 and Supreme Soviet deputy (1981–91).
From March until his arrest on August 23, 1991 - First Deputy Chairman of the Defense Council under the President of the USSR[3][5] (formally dismissed from office a month after arrest[6]).
Baklanov was arrested after the 1991 coup d'état attempt.[7] Released on recognizance not to leave in January 1993.[8] Amnestied by the State Duma in 1994.[9] Baklanov was the chairman of the board of governors at the Rosobshemash company.[10]
Honours and awards[]
- Hero of Socialist Labour (1976)
- Order of Lenin (1976)
- Order of the October Revolution
- Order of the Red Banner of Labour, twice
- Order of the Badge of Honour (1960)
- Lenin Prize (1982)
- Chairman of the Society of Friendship and cooperation between the peoples of Ukraine and Russia
- Member of the Presidium of the Russian Academy of Cosmonautics Tsiolkovsky
- International Academy of Information Technology
- Academician of the Academy of Security, Defence and Law Enforcement.
References[]
- ^ Умер экс-руководитель ракетно-космической отрасли СССР Олег Бакланов (in Russian)
- ^ Бакланов Олег Дмитриевич
- ^ Jump up to: a b Бакланов Олег Дмитриевич (in Russian)
- ^ Baklanov's biography (in Russian)
- ^ Бакланов Олег Дмитриевич
- ^ Указ Президента СССР от 01.10.1991 № УП-2634 (in Russian)
- ^ Олег Бакланов: Советская власть погибла из-за своей гуманности (in Russian)
- ^ Ъ-Газета — Пресс-конференция по делу ГКЧП (in Russian)
- ^ Хроника путча. Часть V (in Russian)
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