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A. P. Zavenyagin
Avraamiy Pavlovich Zavenyagin (Russian:Авраамий Завенягин; 1 May 1901 – 31 December 1956), was Soviet politician and a security service operative who was a senior program manager in the Soviet program of nuclear weapons in the 1950s.Richard Lee Miller, Under the cloud: the decades of nuclear testing, 1986John Scott, Behind the Urals: an American worker in Russia's City of Steel, 1942 Biography and early career Avraami Pavlovich Zavenyagin was born in Uzlovaya, which is near Moscow, in 1901. His date of birth is noted as 1 April 1901 ( O.S by internet source), which adjusted to as 14 April 1901 with New Style date system. His first name is also sometimes given as Avram or Abraham. Zavenyagin was ethnically Russian. In 1917, he joined the Communist Party of the Soviet Union and was a devout communist who received his education and diploma from the (a predecessor of Moscow State Mining University) before starting his career as an engineer. Zavenyagin was made ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1938 In Russia
Events January * January 1 – State-owned railway networks are created by merger, in France (SNCF) and the Netherlands (Nederlandse Spoorwegen – NS). * January 20 – King Farouk of Egypt marries Safinaz Zulficar, who becomes Queen Farida, in Cairo. * January 27 – The Honeymoon Bridge at Niagara Falls, New York, collapses as a result of an ice jam. February * February 4 ** Adolf Hitler abolishes the War Ministry and creates the Oberkommando der Wehrmacht (High Command of the Armed Forces), giving him direct control of the German military. In addition, he dismisses political and military leaders considered unsympathetic to his philosophy or policies. General Werner von Fritsch is forced to resign as Commander of Chief of the German Army following accusations of homosexuality, and replaced by General Walther von Brauchitsch. Foreign Minister Baron Konstantin von Neurath is dismissed, and replaced by Joachim von Ribbentrop. ** Walt Disney's ''Snow Whit ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
