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Georgy Malenkov Георгий Маленков | |
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| Born | 6 December 1901 Orenburg, Russian Empire |
| Died | 14 January 1988 Moscow, RSFSR, Soviet Union |
Georgy Maximilianovich Malenkov (6 December 1901 – 14 January 1988) was a Soviet politician.
Political career
During the Great Patriotic War, Malenkov was a member of the State Defense Committee. After the war, he advocated for increasing basic industry and military strength, while Andrei Zhdanov prioritized ideology and living standards.[1] At the 19th Party Congress in 1952, Malenkov defended the purge of Trotskyists and Bukharinists. He also promoted self-criticism and party discipline and restated the importance of ideological work.[2]
After Stalin died in 1953, Malenkov became Premier of the Soviet Union and Khrushchev became General Secretary of the CPSU. In 1957, Khrushchev expelled Malenkov, Molotov, and Kaganovich from the Central Committee.[1]
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 Roger Keeran, Thomas Kenny (2010). Socialism Betrayed: Behind the Collapse of the Soviet Union: 'Two Trends in Soviet Politics' (pp. 25–32). [PDF] iUniverse.com. ISBN 9781450241717
- ↑ Ludo Martens (1996). Another View of Stalin: 'From Stalin to Khrushchev' (pp. 256–). [PDF] Editions EPO. ISBN 9782872620814