Dmitry Stepanovich Polyansky (Russian: Дми́трий Степа́нович Поля́нский; 7 November [O.S. 25 October] 1917 – 8 October 2001) was a Soviet statesman who was First Deputy Chairman of the Council of Ministers of the Soviet Union from 1965 to 1973. From 1958 to 1962 he was Chairman of the Council of Ministers of the Russian SFSR, equivalent to a Premier in of one of the 15 Soviet Socialist Republics that comprised the Soviet Union.[1]
Dmitry Polyansky | |
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Дмитрий Полянский | |
 Polyansky in 1972 | |
| First Deputy Chairman of the Council of Ministers of the Soviet Union | |
| In office 2 October 1965 – 2 February 1973 | |
| Premier | Alexei Kosygin |
| Preceded by | Kirill Mazurov |
| Succeeded by | Nikolai Tikhonov |
| Chairman of the Council of Ministers of the Russian SFSR | |
| In office 31 March 1958 – 23 November 1962 | |
| Preceded by | Frol Kozlov |
| Succeeded by | Gennady Voronov |
| Full Member of the 20th, 22nd, 23rd, 24th Politburo | |
| In office 4 May 1960 – 5 March 1976 | |
| Candidate Member of the 20th Presidium | |
| In office 18 June 1958 – 4 May 1960 | |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Dmitry Stepanovich Polyansky 25 October 1917 Slovianoserbsk, Russian Empire (now Ukraine) |
| Died | 8 October 2001 (aged 83) Moscow, Russia |
| Nationality | Soviet, Ukrainian |
| Political party | Communist Party of the Soviet Union |
Polyansky was awarded four Orders of Lenin. His wife Galina died in 2005.
References
edit- ^ Myasnikov G. V. Pages from the diary / Edited by M. G. Myasnikov and M. S. Poluboyarov. - M .: Printing house of ANO "Institute of National Education Problems".