russian moscow june soviet russian ukrainian statesman cold war served chairman deputy chairman literally vice premier responsible cultural economic administration soviet_union late era replaced chairman year lost seat retained seat born city russian ukrainian working class family graduated 1920s started working 1930s began political career local industry worked way hierarchy soviet industrial appointed deputy chairman resignation voted office chairman position taking effective measures reform soviet economy need strongly evidenced early mid-1980s retired active politics died june early life career born ukrainian city russian ukrainian working class family graduated worked assistant engineer years later graduated engineer earning degree worked engineer appointed plant chief engineer january stay met future leader soviet_union joined end decade secured job plant director director able skills leadership plant region reopen hospital organising dining rooms restoring social clubs workers caught aftermath eastern quickly promoted started working 1950s deputy minister member later chairman finally deputy chairman 22nd party congress elected non voting member 23rd party congress elected member awarded hero socialist labour award time tenure deputy premier charge chemical industry responsibilities change ascension post deputy premier provide general coordination heavy industry premier sick leave took advantage illness appointing office deputy premier deputy premier able reduce standby figure got liked honesty elected candidate member voting member informed decision intervene afghanistan reason bad relationship minister defence time appointment 26th congress resigned age elected new chairman year term premier reforming soviet economy despite statistics time showing economy presented told delegates state million mothers seeking parental leave presentation congress admitted soviet agriculture producing grain called improvement soviet relations dismissed soviet economy sort crisis despite admitted economic shortcomings acknowledged ongoing food problem topics discussion need save energy resources boost labour productivity improve quality soviet produced goods early term january admitted government demographic policy weakest areas cabinet reality beginning worry russians born reduced birth rate increased death rate russian population awarded hero advised death supported candidacy lost vote general secretary suggested plans replacing noted head appointed deputy council ministers consent death left secure office western analysts speculated appointment deputy consent sign position soviet hierarchy weakened state visit yugoslavia appointed deputy health failing spare times write speeches speeches told succeed death speech read consisting days presided sessions headed soviet delegation conference conducted relations states hosted prime minister finland visited soviet_union short days rise power dominant driving figure soviet_union peacefully stepped away supported candidacy general secretary died tried failed find contender candidacy resignation ascension power elected chairman newly established title chairman largely honorary facto head deputy chairman presented development plan plan criticised workers told colleagues ill equipped forecast estimated growth percent growth soviet national income increase percent industrial growth doubling soviet agriculture output plan removing replacing conservative members compelled retire succeeded office september resignation official september noteworthy time resignation oldest member soviet leadership active soviet politics albeit prominent role lost seat later life death forced resignation active politics wrote letter stated regretted supporting election view strengthened communist_party banned soviet_union retirement lived rest life friends noted lived showed public later life difficult children wife died prior dissolution worked state advisor died june buried cemetery according time magazine tried tested yes man little experience foreign defence policy took bust dedicated found birthplace compared soviet little impact post soviet culture legacy remembered today lifetime awarded awards awarded order medals foreign awards decorations awards hero socialist labour orders october revolution orders 1st class radical improvement production pipes mortar ammunition 3rd class development commercial production seamless pipes large diameter doctor technical sciences
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