Vyacheslav Malyshev
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Viacheslav Malyshev Вячеслав Александрович Малышев | |
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People's Commissar for Heavy Machine Building | |
In office 19 June 1939 – 17 April 1940 | |
Premier | Vyacheslav Molotov |
Preceded by | Post established |
Succeeded by | Aleksandr Yefremov |
Minister of Medium Machine Building | |
In office 17 July 1953 – 28 February 1957 | |
Premier | Georgy Malenkov |
Preceded by | Post established |
Succeeded by | Avraami Zavenyagin |
Full member of the 19th Presidium | |
In office 16 October 1952 – 6 March 1953 | |
Personal details | |
Born | 3 December 1902 Ust’-Sysol’sk (now Syktyvkar), Russian Empire |
Died | 20 February 1957 (aged 54) Moscow, Russian SFSR, Soviet Union |
Cause of death | Acute radiation syndrome |
Resting place | Kremlin Wall Necropolis |
Nationality | Soviet |
Political party | Communist Party of the Soviet Union (1926–1957) |
Viacheslav Aleksandrovich Malyshev (Russian: Вячеслав Александрович Малышев) (3 December 1902 – 20 February 1957) was a Soviet statesman who was one of the leading figures of Soviet industry during the 1940s and 1950s. During the war, he served as People's Commissar of Heavy Machine Building since 1939 and Vice-Chairman of Council of People's Commissars since 1940. From 1941 he supervised Soviet tank industry, later he was responsible for shipbuilding and transport industry. He was elected Vice-Chairman of Council of Ministers of the Soviet Union twice, from 1947 to 1953 and again from 1954 to 1956. He was also appointed the first head of Ministry of Medium Machine Building, supervising the whole Soviet nuclear industry.
Malyshev led a special commission to investigate the causes of the explosion that sank the Novorossiysk battleship at anchor at Sevastopol, used as an excuse to remove Nikolai Kuznetsov, an opponent of Nikita Khrushchev's idea of a submarine-based navy, from commanding the Red Fleet and replace him with Sergey Gorshkov, who was much more obedient to the premier's wishes.
Malyshev was heavily favored by Joseph Stalin. In 1953 he prematurely inspected the site of a nuclear test and was poisoned by radiation; he died as a result in 1957.[1]
Malyshev is buried at the Kremlin Wall, Red Square.
References[]
- ^ Zhores and Roy Medvedev, The Unknown Stalin (2003), pages 48–49.
- 1902 births
- 1957 deaths
- Soviet colonel generals
- Central Committee of the Communist Party of the Soviet Union members
- Politburo of the Central Committee of the Communist Party of the Soviet Union members
- People's commissars and ministers of the Soviet Union
- Heroes of Socialist Labour
- Recipients of the Order of Lenin
- Recipients of the Order of Suvorov, 1st class
- Recipients of the Order of Kutuzov, 1st class
- Stalin Prize winners
- Victims of radiological poisoning