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Soviet Politburo Member - Tikhonov
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Nikolai Aleksandrovich Tikhonov (Russian: ??????? ????????????? ???????; Kharkiv, May 14, 1905 ? Moscow, June 1, 1997) was the Chairman of the Council of Ministers of the USSR from 1980 to 1985. Tikhonov was trained as an engineer at the Dnepropetrovsk Metallurgical Institute earning his degree in 1930. From 1930 until 1941 he worked at the Lenin Metallurgical Plant in Dnepropetrovsk and was promoted to senior engineer. Leonid Brezhnev was a rising party official in Dnepropetrovsk and he and Tikhonov became friends. He joined the Communist Party of the Soviet Union in 1940, became a plant director in Ukraine in the late 1940s and became an official in the Ministry of Ferrous Metallurgy in the 1950s becoming deputy minister in 1955. In 1960 Tikhonov became a member of the State Scientific and Economic Council and in 1961 he became a candidate member of the Central Committee of the Communist Party. Brezhnev became First Secretary of the Communist Party in 1964 and promoted Tikhonov to the position of deputy chairman of the Council of Ministers of the USSR on October 2, 1965. After September 2, 1976, Tikhonov was one of two First Deputy Chairmen. Tikhonov also rose in party ranks: In 1966, the 23rd party congress also elected Tikhonov a full member of the Central Committee and in 1979 he became a full member of the Politburo. In 1980, at the age of 75, he became Chairman of the Council of Ministers. Tikhonov retained his post through uder Andropov and Chernenko. In 1984, he supported Gorbachev election to the Secretariat of the Central Committee. Gorbachev subsequently became General Secretary in the following year. Shortly afterwards, in September 1985, Tikhonov was replaced as premier. In October 1985 he was also removed from the Politburo but remained on the Central Committee of the party until 1989. In a 1989 letter to Gorbachev, Tikhonov commented that he regretted his earlier support of Gorbachev. Tikhonov was the first chairman of the Soviet Peace Committee, in the years 1949-1979. Please, keep in mind that we have minimum shipment cost $8.95, and most combined shipments of up to $89 value will cost $8.95. To save money on shipment it will be better to order several items from different categories. So check all our categories and we are sure you will find lot of interesting things for you and gifts for your family and friends. You are welcome to visit our RUSSIAN ISLAND Store and Taste of Europe restaurant. We are located at 1901 W. Pioneer Parkway, Arlington, TX.