Vasily Alekseyevich Valkov (; 1904 – 1972) was a Soviet diplomat and political analyst. Valkov held the following positions: * 1942–1945 – Advisor at the Soviet Embassy in London * 1945–1949 – Ambassador of the Soviet Union to the Netherlands * 1949–1951 – Deputy head of the Balkan Department at the

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* 1951–1953 – Head of the Balkan Department at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs. * 1953–1955 – Ambassador of the Soviet Union to Yugoslavia * 1955–1956 – Official of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs * 1956–1972 – Official at the

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In the 1960s he published three books on international politics: * * *

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{{DEFAULTSORT:Valkov, Vasily 1904 births 1972 deaths Recipients of the Order of the Red Banner of Labour Recipients of the Order of the Red Star Ambassadors of the Soviet Union to the Netherlands Ambassadors of the Soviet Union to Yugoslavia