Mikhail Solomentsev
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Mikhail Sergeyevich Solomentsev (; – 15 February 2008) was a Soviet politician and statesman.


Early life

He was born near
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and graduated from the Leningrad Technological Institute in 1940.


Career

Solomentsev was a leading Communist Party functionary in
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during 1962–1964 and was in charge of the
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obkom from 1964–1966. He served as a secretary of the
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during the years 1966–1971. Solomontsev was
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of the
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of the Russian RSFR starting from 1971 and ending in 1983. He sat in the
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from 1983 until he was sacked by
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in 1988. In October 1987 he led a Commission of the Politburo to look into the “purge” trials of the 1930s. The commission also included KGB Chief
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and
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. Yakovlev subsequently took over the chairmanship of the Commission.


Decorations and awards

* Twice
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(1973 and 1983) * Four
Orders of Lenin The Order of Lenin (, ) was an award named after Vladimir Lenin, the leader of the October Revolution. It was established by the Central Executive Committee on 6 April 1930. The order was the highest civilian decoration bestowed by the Soviet ...
* Two
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 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 ...


References

*Martin McCauley
Who's Who in Russia Since 1900
Routledge, 1997, ; pp. 194–195 {{DEFAULTSORT:Solomentsev, Mikhail 1913 births 2008 deaths People from Yeletsky District Heads of government of the Russian Soviet Federative Socialist Republic Members of the Central Committee of the 22nd Congress of the Communist Party of the Soviet Union Members of the Central Committee of the 23rd Congress of the Communist Party of the Soviet Union Members of the Central Committee of the 24th Congress of the Communist Party of the Soviet Union Members of the Central Committee of the 25th Congress of the Communist Party of the Soviet Union Members of the Central Committee of the 26th Congress of the Communist Party of the Soviet Union Members of the Central Committee of the 27th Congress of the Communist Party of the Soviet Union Candidates of the Politburo of the 24th Congress of the Communist Party of the Soviet Union Candidates of the Politburo of the 25th Congress of the Communist Party of the Soviet Union Candidates of the Politburo of the 26th Congress of the Communist Party of the Soviet Union Members of the Politburo of the 26th Congress of the Communist Party of the Soviet Union Members of the Politburo of the 27th Congress of the Communist Party of the Soviet Union Members of the Secretariat of the 23rd Congress of the Communist Party of the Soviet Union Members of the Secretariat of the 24th Congress of the Communist Party of the Soviet Union Heroes of Socialist Labour Recipients of the Order of Lenin Saint Petersburg State Institute of Technology alumni