Aleksandr Vlasov (politician)

In this name that follows Eastern Slavic naming customs, the patronymic is Vladimirovich and the family name is Vlasov.

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 byVladimir Shimko
Succeeded byOffice abolished
Chairman of the Council of Ministers – Government of the Russian SFSR
In office
October 1988 – June 1990
PresidentVitaly Vorotnikov
Preceded byVitaly Vorotnikov
Succeeded byIvan Silayev
Minister of Interior Affairs of the Soviet Union
In office
January 1986 – 10 October 1988
Preceded byVitaly Fedorchuk
Succeeded byVadim Bakatin
Personal details
Born
Aleksandr Vladimirovich Vlasov

(1932-01-20)20 January 1932
Babushkin, Buryat-Mongol ASSR, Russian SFSR, USSR
Died9 June 2002(2002-06-09) (aged 70)
Moscow, Russia
Political partyCommunist Party of the Soviet Union (1956-1991)
Alma materIrkutsk Mining Metallurgical Institute

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]

Early life and education

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

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 the Checheno-Ingush ASSR 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

References

  1. ^ Richard Sakwa (2008). Russian politics and society. London; New York: Routledge. p. 16. ISBN 978-0-415-41528-6.
  2. ^ 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.
  3. ^ 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.
  4. ^ a b c "Loyalists Get Positions of Power". Philly. Moscow. 1 October 1988. Archived from the original on 4 March 2016. Retrieved 31 March 2013.
  5. ^ Steve Goldstein (4 October 1988). "Gorbachev Reshapes Leadership in Largest of 15 Soviet Republics". Philly. Moscow. Archived from the original on 3 March 2016. Retrieved 31 March 2013.
  6. ^ 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.
  7. ^ William J. Eathon (26 January 1986). "Soviet Interior Minister Shifted to Other Duties". Los Angeles Times. Retrieved 7 July 2013.
  8. ^ a b "Gorbachev Gains More Power". Chicago Tribune. 4 October 1988. Retrieved 31 March 2013.
  9. ^ Vincent J. Schodolski (3 October 1988). "Soviets May Be Reshaping KGB". Chicago Tribune. Retrieved 31 March 2013.
  10. ^ 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.
  11. ^ Michael Parks (4 October 1988). "Gromyko Assailed in Pravda Interview". Los Angeles Times. Retrieved 31 March 2013.
  12. ^ "Politburo Membership". Philly. 24 September 1989. Archived from the original on 14 May 2014. Retrieved 12 April 2013.
  13. ^ "New Russian premier relieved of duties as interior minister". Associated Press. 10 October 1988. Retrieved 31 March 2013.
  14. ^ 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.
  15. ^ "Gorbachev ally new Russian premier". Deseret News. 3 October 1988. Archived from the original on 3 March 2016. Retrieved 31 March 2013.
  16. ^ Mark J. Porubcansky (3 October 1988). "Vorotnikov moved upstairs, Vlasov becomes premier of Russian Republic". Associated Press. Moscow. Retrieved 12 April 2013.
  17. ^ Donald Murray (1995). Democracy of Despots. Montreal; Kingston; London; Buffalo, NY: McGill–Queen's University Press. p. 99. ISBN 978-0-7735-6568-5.
  18. ^ 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.
  19. ^ John Thor Dahlburg (30 May 1990). "Yeltsin Is Elected Russia President". Los Angeles Times. Retrieved 31 March 2013.