politician russian september august soviet statesman start end cold war born ukrainian working class family graduated 1920s local school mid late 1930s member like climbed soviet hierarchy industrial ladder 1960s vice chairman russian soviet socialist republic forced resignation chief lieutenant main objective ensure power base possible strengthen position party secretary communist_party soviet_union death responsible personnel selection detailed supervision economic planning appointed member forced resign active politics health reasons appointed general secretary pushed aside died moscow early life career born september village russian_empire working class family young boy worked graduated local schools years later graduated technical school mid late 1920s started working mining enterprise located active member years later member graduated started working design engineer aircraft factory active participant party politics eventually selected position second secretary following year voted secretary later year appointed second secretary ukrainian soviet role significant contributions development electrical engineering sorts industry great patriotic war directly involved evacuating industry safe zones member military soviet 18th contributed improving discipline soldiers improving support troops relocated moscow stay production advanced aircraft increased rapidly end war secretary succeeded future soviet leader secretary secretary appointed charge economic planning personnel selection urban areas socialist republic later promoted vice chairman benefited position win supporters conspiracy era rise prominence immediately collective leadership formed secretary head government replaced head state collective leadership voting member abolished chief lieutenant soviet official said chief concern maintaining strengthening position party men loyal loyal old protégé power rise soviet hierarchy provided detailed supervision new party personnel economy came board supervised economy mid late 1970s health beginning decline memory weakened despite failing health high standing member usually presided meetings world representatives treated second secretary communist_party duties secretary associated office past second secretary term seat position soviet leadership grown extent leading officials beginning worry tail socialist republic responsibilities led colleagues view threat department overseeing civilian economy military industrial complex position weakened drastically end year weakened position lead strengthening collective leadership weakening later career resignation leading position soviet leadership support economic reform country economy grew increasingly estranged believe growing economic faced soviet_union said argued resource allocation ailing economy common explanation grew estranged weakened position collective leadership led soviet delegation december congress officially doctrine congress important soviet_union compared development vietnam premier vocal opponents soviet intervention afghanistan blamed leadership rebellion claiming soviets gave disliked leadership tried justify actions grounds seen possible candidate post deputy chairman world observers tended significance office observation completely mark year old man chosen office deputy chairman instead later rule chairman gradually took functions eventually position soviet leadership lost unofficial office supervisor defence industry seen key candidate west replace soviet leader death removed ruling new general secretary deteriorating health having disease known disabled ensuing active politics protecting attacks death funeral mental condition deteriorated remember names leading members unable write properly later life asked write letter resignation unable decision remove taken rose power event died later forced resign reason decision son tried defect united_kingdom later life death recognition compared soviet politicians shared fate downfall according historian relatively easy fall power lying state subsequent funeral allowed stand family wasn member soviet leadership time public appearance given honorary retirement year mitchell believes gave honorary retirement win tail literally ranking offices years service lived rest life moscow died buried cemetery lifetime awarded hero socialist labour twice received orders order october revolution
Andrei Kirilenko (politician)