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Andrei Zhdanov

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Andrei Zhdanov

Андрей Жданов
Born26 February 1896
Mariupol, Russian Empire
Died31 August 1948
Moscow, RSFSR, Soviet Union
Political orientationMarxism–Leninism


Andrei Alexandrovich Zhdanov was a Soviet politician. He was the head of ideological work for the CPSU before the Great Patriotic War and led the city of Leningrad during the Nazi siege. After the war, he wanted the party to focus on increasing living standards and combatting bourgeois ideology. He died in 1948.[1]

References

  1. Roger Keeran, Thomas Kenny (2010). Socialism Betrayed: Behind the Collapse of the Soviet Union: 'Two Trends in Soviet Politics' (pp. 25–26). [PDF] iUniverse.com. ISBN 9781450241717