Alexey Kuznetsov
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Alexey Kuznetsov Алексей Кузнецов | |||||||||
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| Senior Secretary of Cadres of the Communist Party of the Soviet Union | |||||||||
| In office 6 May 1946 – 1 July 1948 | |||||||||
| Preceded by | Georgy Malenkov | ||||||||
| Succeeded by | Georgy Malenkov | ||||||||
| First Secretary of the Leningrad Regional Party Committee | |||||||||
| In office 17 January 1945 – 26 March 1946 | |||||||||
| Preceded by | Andrei Zhdanov | ||||||||
| Succeeded by | Pyotr Popkov | ||||||||
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| Born | 20 February 1905 Leningrad, Russian SFSR, Soviet Union | ||||||||
| Citizenship | Soviet | ||||||||
| Political party | Communist Party of the Soviet Union (1925–1949) | ||||||||
Alexey Alexandrovich Kuznetsov (20 February [
He was Second Secretary (deputy leader) to
Zhdanov was thought to want Kuznetsov to replace him as CC Party Chairman. Kuznetsov was also believed to be a possible replacement for Stalin on the latter's death. He was a strong supporter of Stalin, who appointed him to head the security functions of the party, showing how much the Soviet leader trusted him.
The beginning of Kuznetsov’s fall came when Stalin demoted him and returned him to a minor post in Leningrad (a frequent sign that the subject was destined for a final fall). This may have been because Kuznetsov had been digging into
His death consolidated the power of Malenkov, Beria and Bulganin, with the inference that they may have been involved in the charges, fabricated or not.
He was
Honours and awards
- Two Orders of Lenin
- Medal "For the Defence of Leningrad"
References
- ^ Simon Sebag Montefiore, Stalin: The Court of the Red Tsar.
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