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Vladimir Stepanov (other)
Vladimir Stepanov may refer to * Vladimir Stepanov (armwrestler) (born 1958), Russian armwrestler * Vladimir Stepanov (politician) Vladimir Sevastyanovich Stepanov (; 21 March 1927 – 14 June 2022) was a Soviet diplomat and intelligence officer. He served as ambassador to Finland from December 1973 to June 1979. Biography Vladimir Stepanov was born in 1927 in Kovgora, K ... (1927–2022), Soviet diplomat and intelligence officer * Vladimir Stepanov (dancer) (1866–1896), Russian ballet dancer {{hndis, Stepanov, Vladimir ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Vladimir Stepanov (armwrestler)
Vladimir Alekseyevich Stepanov (:ru:Степанов, Владимир Алексеевич, Степанов, Владимир Алексеевич; born 1958) is a Russian Armwrestling, armwrestler. He is one of the strongest Russian armwrestlers in Grand Master (order), Grand-master class (over 50 years of age), multiple world champion in less than 100 kg category. He is a current arm wrestling team member of Russian Federation and Sverdlovsk Oblast, Sverdlovsk region. Arm wrestling came to his life by accident. Vladimir Stepanov, alongside his childhood friend Vladimir Levitsky, visited some relatives in West Ukraine in August 1978. At approximately that time, World Arm wrestling Federation (WAF) started to create events. Arm wrestling was very popular in western part of the Soviet Union. Vladimir Stepanov and Vladimir Levitsky were invited to participate in minor amateur tournaments. All opponents were defeated because by then both Vladimirs were well trained weig ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Vladimir Stepanov (politician)
Vladimir Sevastyanovich Stepanov (; 21 March 1927 – 14 June 2022) was a Soviet diplomat and intelligence officer. He served as ambassador to Finland from December 1973 to June 1979. Biography Vladimir Stepanov was born in 1927 in Kovgora, Kondopozhsky District, to a Karelian family. He spoke Finnish with a strong Karelian accent. He graduated from the Moscow State Institute of International Relations in 1950. In 1952 he was elected secretary of the regional Central Committee of Komsomol in Karelia. From 1963 he was on the staff of the Soviet embassy in Helsinki and was appointed ambassador ten years later. Stepanov was fired in 1979 after a controversial article published in ''Pravda'' during the 1979 Finnish parliamentary election. The National Coalition Party was branded by Soviet government newspaper as "unreliable" in foreign policy. This was considered interference in the internal affairs of Finland. Past Finnish foreign minister Keijo Korhonen named Stepanov the " ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |