Summary
Aleksandr Vlasov (Russian: Александр Владимирович Власов; 20 January 1932 – 9 June 2002) was a Soviet politician, who held different cabinet posts, including interior minister and prime minister. He was the last communist prime minister of Russia,[1] and a close ally of Mikhail Gorbachev.[2]
Aleksandr Vlasov | |
|---|---|
| Head of the Economic and Social Policy Department of the Communist Party of the Soviet Union of the Central Committee | |
| In office 14 July 1990 – 29 August 1991 | |
| Preceded by | Vladimir Shimko |
| Succeeded by | Office abolished |
| Chairman of the Council of Ministers – Government of the Russian SFSR | |
| In office October 1988 – June 1990 | |
| President | Vitaly Vorotnikov |
| Preceded by | Vitaly Vorotnikov |
| Succeeded by | Ivan Silayev |
| Ministry of Internal Affairs of the Russian SFSR | |
| In office January 1986 – 10 October 1988 | |
| Preceded by | Vitaly Fedorchuk |
| Succeeded by | Vadim Bakatin |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Aleksandr Vladimirovich Vlasov 20 January 1932 Babushkin, Buryat-Mongol ASSR, Russian SFSR, USSR |
| Died | 9 June 2002 (aged 70) Moscow, Russia |
| Political party | Communist Party of the Soviet Union (1956-1991) |
| Alma mater | Irkutsk Mining Metallurgical Institute |
Early life and education edit
Vlasov was born into a Russian family in Babushkin, Buryat-Mongol ASSR, Russian SFSR (now Buryatia, Russia) on 20 January 1932.[3] He attended the Irkutsk Mining Metallurgical Institute and graduated with a degree in mining engineering in 1954.[3][4]
Career edit
Vlasov worked as a foreman in an eastern Siberia mine.[5] He left the job less than in a year and joined the Communist Party in 1956.[4][6] Then he began to work in the Komsomol.[6]
In 1965, Vlasov was named as second secretary of Yakut party obkom.[3] He also worked a member of the military council of the North Caucasian military district when Gorbachev was working there.[4] Vlasov began to work at the central committee of the Communist Party in Moscow from 1972.[3][7] He was promoted to first secretary of the party in 1975.[3] Then Vlasov became first secretary of the party in Rostov in southern Russia in 1984.[8]
In January 1986, Vlasov was appointed interior minister, replacing Vitaly Fedorchuk in the post.[9][10] Then Vlasov was appointed to the Politburo as a non-voting member in late September 1988.[11][12] His tenure as interior minister lasted until 10 October 1988.[13] Vadim Bakatin replaced him as interior minister.[14]
Vlasov was elected as prime minister of the Russian Republic by the Supreme Soviet on 3 October 1988.[15][16] He succeeded Vitaly Vorotnikov in the post.[8]
Vlasov was nominated for presidency of the Supreme Soviet in May 1990.[17] However, he lost the election to Boris Yeltsin who outpolled him, 535 votes to 467, receiving just 4 votes more than the minimum required for election.[18][19]
Decorations and awards edit
References edit
- ^ Richard Sakwa (2008). Russian politics and society. London; New York: Routledge. p. 16. ISBN 978-0-415-41528-6.
- ^ John B. Dunlop (1993). The Rise of Russia and the Fall of the Soviet Empire. Princeton, NJ: Princeton University Press. p. 17. ISBN 0-691-07875-0.
- ^ a b c d e Martin McCauley (1997). Who's who in Russia since 1900. London; New York: Routledge Chapman & Hall. p. 219. ISBN 978-0-415-13897-0.
- ^ a b c "Loyalists Get Positions of Power". Philly. Moscow. 1 October 1988. Retrieved 31 March 2013.
- ^ Steve Goldstein (4 October 1988). "Gorbachev Reshapes Leadership in Largest of 15 Soviet Republics". Philly. Moscow. Retrieved 31 March 2013.
- ^ a b David Lane; Cameron Ross (March 1994). "Limitations of Party Control: The Government Bureaucracy in the USSR". Communist and Post-Communist Studies. 27 (1): 25. JSTOR 45301884.
- ^ William J. Eathon (26 January 1986). "Soviet Interior Minister Shifted to Other Duties". Los Angeles Times. Retrieved 7 July 2013.
- ^ a b "Gorbachev Gains More Power". Chicago Tribune. 4 October 1988. Retrieved 31 March 2013.
- ^ Vincent J. Schodolski (3 October 1988). "Soviets May Be Reshaping KGB". Chicago Tribune. Retrieved 31 March 2013.
- ^ David A. Dyker (1987). The Soviet Union Under Gorbachev: The Real Prospects for Reform. London: Croom Helm Limited. p. 27. ISBN 978-0-7099-4519-2.
- ^ Michael Parks (4 October 1988). "Gromyko Assailed in Pravda Interview". Los Angeles Times. Retrieved 31 March 2013.
- ^ "Politburo Membership". Philly. 24 September 1989. Retrieved 12 April 2013.
- ^ "New Russian premier relieved of duties as interior minister". Associated Press. 10 October 1988. Retrieved 31 March 2013.
- ^ Mark Galeotti (1993). "Perestroika, Perestrelka, Pereborka: Policing Russia in a Time of Change". Europe-Asia Studies. 45 (5): 769–786. doi:10.1080/09668139308412123. JSTOR 153055.
- ^ "Gorbachev ally new Russian premier". Deseret News. 3 October 1988. Retrieved 31 March 2013.
- ^ Mark J. Porubcansky (3 October 1988). "Vorotnikov moved upstairs, Vlasov becomes premier of Russian Republic". Associated Press. Moscow. Retrieved 12 April 2013.
- ^ Donald Murray (1995). Democracy of Despots. Montreal; Kingston; London; Buffalo, NY: McGill–Queen's University Press. p. 99. ISBN 978-0-7735-6568-5.
- ^ Conor O'Clery (2011). Moscow, December 25, 1991: The last day of the Soviet Union. New York: Public Affairs. p. 11. ISBN 978-1-61039-012-5.
- ^ John Thor Dahlburg (30 May 1990). "Yeltsin Is Elected Russia President". Los Angeles Times. Retrieved 31 March 2013.