Nonna Aleksandrovna Muravyova (; August 13, 1906 – January 2, 1986) was a Soviet state, party and public figure. She served as Minister of Social Security of the Russian Soviet Federative Socialist Republic (1952–1961) and Chairman of the

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(1961–1966).Nonna Muravyova. State Archives of the Russian Federation
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Early career

She was born into a working-class family. In 1920–1923, she worked at a dyeing and finishing factory in Kamenka. Here she joined the Russian Communist Youth Union, in 1923–1926 – at a linen factory in Novopistsovo. Member of the All–Union Communist Party (Bolsheviks) since 1926. In 1938, she graduated from the All–Union Industrial Academy of Light Industry Named After Vyacheslav Molotov. In 1926–1930, she was a teacher at the orphanage "Communa No. 1", which was first located in

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, and then was transferred to Staraya Vichuga. Since 1930 – at party work. *1930–1931 – Head of the Mass Propaganda Sector of the party organization of the Krasin Factory in Staraya Vichuga; *1931 – Instructor of the women's department of the Ivanovo Regional Committee of the All–Union Communist Party (Bolsheviks); *1932–1934 – Head of the women's department of the Ivanovo Regional Committee of the All–Union Communist Party (Bolsheviks).Nonna Muravyova. Handbook of the History of the Communist Party and the Soviet Union
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In leadership positions

*1938–1939 – Director of the Spinning and Weaving Factory "Hammer and Sickle" (Pushkino, Moscow Region); *1939–1944 – Deputy People's Commissar of Light Industry of the Russian Soviet Federative Socialist Republic; *1944–1946 – Director of the Research Institute of Popular Fiber; *1946–1952 – Chairman of the Central Committee of the Trade Union of Textile Workers; *1952–1961 – Minister of Social Security of the Russian Soviet Federative Socialist Republic; *1961–1966 – Chairman of the

; *1961–1966 – Chairman of the Commission for the Establishment of Personal Pensions Under the Council of Ministers of the Soviet Union. Since July 1966 – Member of the Party Control Committee under the Central Committee of the Communist Party of the Soviet Union. Member of the

(1956–1971). Deputy of the

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of the 6th Convocation. Deputy of the Supreme Soviet of the Russian Soviet Federative Socialist Republic of the 3–5th Convocations. Since 1974 – retired. She was Deputy Chairman of the Society of Soviet–Finnish Friendship and Cultural Relations, a member of the Committee of Soviet Women. In 1982, the Nonna Muravyova Prize was established in Vichuga, awarded to the best women activists of the city. She was buried at the

Novodevichy Cemetery Novodevichy Cemetery () is a cemetery in Moscow. It lies next to the southern wall of the 16th-century Novodevichy Convent, which is the city's third most popular tourist site. History The cemetery was designed by Ivan Mashkov and inaugurated ...

.Nonna Muravyova. Necropolis
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Awards and titles

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 ...

(August 15, 1956); *

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 ...

(July 20, 1940) – for overfulfillment of the 1939 Plan, successful work and initiative in fulfilling special orders of the Government (for light industry); *Three more orders; *Medals; *Honorary citizen of

References

Sources

*Nonna Muravyova. "New Law on Pensions", Moscow, State Publishing House of Political Literature, 1956 *Social Security in the Soviet Union (Report by Nonna Muravyova, Minister of Social Security of the Russian Soviet Federative Socialist Republic), Moscow, 1956 *Sergey Gorbunov, Yu. S. Lyubichev. "Proud Destiny" (Documentary Sketch About the Life And Work of Nonna Muravyova), Yaroslavl, Verkhne–Volzhsky Publishing House, 1992 *Buravina E. V. Review of Documents of the Fund of Statesman and Public Figure Nonna Muravyova (1900–1986) According to Documents of the State Archives of the Russian Federation: Thesis / Russian State University for the Humanities – Moscow, 1995 *Obituary // "Pravda", 1986, No. 4 of January 4 {{DEFAULTSORT:Muravyova, Nonna 1906 births 1986 deaths People from Kineshemsky Uyezd Sixth convocation members of the Supreme Soviet of the Soviet Union Members of the Central Auditing Commission of the 20th Congress of the Communist Party of the Soviet Union Members of the Central Auditing Commission of the 22nd Congress of the Communist Party of the Soviet Union Members of the Central Auditing Commission of the 23rd Congress of the Communist Party of the Soviet Union 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 Supreme Soviet of the Russian Soviet Federative Socialist Republic, 1951–1955 Members of the Supreme Soviet of the Russian Soviet Federative Socialist Republic, 1955–1959 Members of the Supreme Soviet of the Russian Soviet Federative Socialist Republic, 1959–1963 Recipients of the Order of the Badge of Honour Recipients of the Order of Lenin Recipients of the Order of the October Revolution Recipients of the Order of the Red Banner of Labour Soviet women in politics Women government ministers of Russia Burials at Novodevichy Cemetery