Vladimir Stepanov (diplomat)

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Vladimir Sevastianovich Stepanov (born 1927 Kovgora, Karelian ASSR, Soviet Union) is a former Soviet diplomat and intelligence officer. He served as ambassador to Finland from December 1973 to July 1978.^[1]

After returning to the USSR in summer 1979, Stepanov was appointed first vice-premier of the Karelian Autonomous Soviet Socialist Republic.^{[citation needed]}

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