Iosif Ivanovich Kuzmin (russian: Ио́сиф Ио́сифович Кузьми́н; , in

Astrakhan Astrakhan ( rus, Астрахань, p=ˈastrəxənʲ) is the largest city and administrative centre of Astrakhan Oblast in Southern Russia. The city lies on two banks of the Volga, in the upper part of the Volga Delta, on eleven islands of the ...

– 12 January 1996, in

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) was a

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statesman who was First Deputy of the Council of Ministers of the Soviet Union from 1957 to 1958 and Chairman of the

State Planning Committee The State Planning Committee, commonly known as Gosplan ( rus, Госплан, , ɡosˈpɫan), was the agency responsible for economic planning, central economic planning in the Soviet Union. Established in 1921 and remaining in existence until ...

from 1957 to 1959. Kuzmin was awarded the

Order of Lenin The Order of Lenin (russian: Орден Ленина, Orden Lenina, ), named after the leader of the Russian October Revolution, was established by the Central Executive Committee on April 6, 1930. The order was the highest civilian decoration ...

Order of the Patriotic War The Order of the Patriotic War (russian: Орден Отечественной войны, Orden Otechestvennoy voiny) is a Soviet military decoration that was awarded to all soldiers in the Soviet armed forces, security troops, and to partisa ...

, 1st class, Order of the Red Star and the

Order of the Badge of Honour The Order of the Badge of Honour (russian: орден «Знак Почёта», orden "Znak Pochyota") was a civilian award of the Soviet Union. It was established on 25 November 1935, and was conferred on citizens of the USSR for outstanding ...

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{{DEFAULTSORT:Kuzmin, Joseph 1910 births 1996 deaths People from Astrakhan People from Astrakhan Governorate Central Committee of the Communist Party of the Soviet Union members Russian communists Recipients of the Order of Lenin Burials in Troyekurovskoye Cemetery