Alexey Pavlovich Shitikov (; 14 March 1912 – 2 August 1993) was a

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communist party member and statesman.

Biography

He was born in the village of Gorka, Kostroma Governorate. In 1936 – livestock specialist of the district land department, first Secretary of the Ardatovsky District Committee of the All–Union Leninist Communist Youth Union (Gorky Region). *1941–1945 – in the

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; *1945–1948 – in the apparatus of the Khabarovsk Regional Committee of the All–Union Communist Party (Bolsheviks);Shitikov, Alexey Pavlovich. Nizhny Novgorod Biographical Encyclopedia
/ref> *1948–1950 – Secretary of the Kamchatka Regional Committee of the All–Union Communist Party (Bolsheviks); *1950–1952 – in the apparatus of the Khabarovsk Regional Committee of the All–Union Communist Party (Bolsheviks); *1952–1955 – First Secretary of the Regional Committee of the All–Union Communist Party (Bolsheviks) – Communist Party of the Soviet Union of the

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; *1955 – Secretary of the Khabarovsk Regional Committee of the Communist Party of the Soviet Union; *?–1957 – Second Secretary of the Khabarovsk Regional Committee of the Communist Party of the Soviet Union; *1957–1970 – First Secretary of the Khabarovsk Regional Committee of the Communist Party of the Soviet Union; *1970–1984 – Chairman of the Council of the Union of the Supreme Soviet of the Soviet Union. Since 1970 – Chairman of the Parliamentary Group of the Soviet Union, since 1971 – Chairman of the Soviet Committee for European Security and Cooperation. In 1984 – retired. In 1984–1991 – Chairman of the Presidium of the Soviet Society for Cultural Relations with Compatriots Abroad. Member of the

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(1961–1986). Deputy of the

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of the 4th–11th convocations. He was buried in Moscow at the

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Awards

*Three

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Order of the Red Banner of Labour The Order of the Red Banner of Labour () was an order of the Soviet Union established to honour great deeds and services to the Soviet state and society in the fields of production, science, culture, literature, the arts, education, sports ...

Order of Friendship of Peoples The Order of Friendship of Peoples () was an order of the Soviet Union, and was awarded to persons (including non-citizens), organizations, enterprises, military units, as well as administrative subdivisions of the USSR for accomplishments in s ...

Order of the Red Star The Order of the Red Star () was a military decoration of the Soviet Union. It was established by decree of the Presidium of the Supreme Soviet of the USSR of 6 April 1930 but its statute was only defined in decree of the Presidium of the ...

Order of the Badge of Honour The Order of the Badge of Honour () 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 achievements in sports, production, scientific research and socia ...

References

Sources

Biography in the Handbook of the History of the Communist Party and the Soviet Union
*Shitikov Alexey Pavlovich – article from the

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