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Mikhail Kalinin

Soviet politician (1875-1946) · Russia · Politicians · Died at 70

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He was the Soviet Union's ceremonial president for 27 years - a peasant-born metalworker who signed decrees and greeted foreign dignitaries while Stalin held the real power. His name outlived him on a conquered German city that still bears it today.

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A life in dates

1946Died3 June 19461945“But even now, after the greatest victory known to history we cannot for one minute forget the basic fact that our country remains the one socialist state in the world.”In their wordsAugust 1945August 1945. Quoted in "The Soviet Union Since World War II" - Page 4 - by American Academy of Political and Social Science, Philip Edward

Order of LeninAward1944Hero of Socialist LabourAwardOrder of LeninAward1943“You must remember that we persecute nobody for religion. We regard religion as an error and fight it with education.”In their words19 May 1943Page 109 - by, May 19, 1943

1939“The whole history of my life, and in essence the whole history of the working class consists of this: that we have lived and fought under the leadership of Lenin and Stalin.”In their wordsQuoted in "USSR Information Bulletin" - Page 322 - World War, 1939-1945 - 1942

1935Order of LeninAward1930Order of the Red BannerAward1928Order of the Red BannerAward1875Born7 November 1875

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Михаил КалининМихаил КалининPresidium of the 9th Congress of the Russian Communist Party (Bolsheviks)Presidium of the 9th Congress of the Russian Communist Party (Bolsheviks)1924-01-23 funérailles de Lénine 11924-01-23 funérailles de Lénine 113th Congress of the Russian Communist Party (Bolsheviks) (4)13th Congress of the Russian Communist Party (Bolsheviks) (4)13th Congress of the Russian Communist Party (Bolsheviks) (6)13th Congress of the Russian Communist Party (Bolsheviks) (6)Leon Trotsky attends The October Revolution parade 1924Leon Trotsky attends The October Revolution parade 192419251103-burial mikhail frunze moscow19251103-burial mikhail frunze moscowMikhail Frunze funeral Nov 3 1925Mikhail Frunze funeral Nov 3 1925

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  1. But even now, after the greatest victory known to history we cannot for one minute forget the basic fact that our country remains the one socialist state in the world.

    Aug 1945, August 1945. Quoted in "The Soviet Union Since World War II" - Page 4 - by American Academy of Political and Social Science, Philip Edward, Own words

  2. You must remember that we persecute nobody for religion. We regard religion as an error and fight it with education.

    May 19, 1943, Page 109 - by, May 19, 1943, Own words

  3. The whole history of my life, and in essence the whole history of the working class consists of this: that we have lived and fought under the leadership of Lenin and Stalin.

    1939, Quoted in "USSR Information Bulletin" - Page 322 - World War, 1939-1945 - 1942, Own words

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Awards

Order of Lenin1945
Order of Lenin1944
Hero of Socialist Labour1944
Order of Lenin1935
Order of the Red Banner1930
Order of the Red Banner1928
Medal "For the Victory over Germany in the Great Patriotic War 1941-1945"
Medal "For the Defence of Moscow"
Medal "For Valiant Labour in the Great Patriotic War 1941-1945"

In their orbit

Spouse: Ekaterina Kalinina

About this person

Born to a peasant family in 1875, Kalinin worked the metal shops of Saint Petersburg and joined the Bolsheviks early enough to fight in the failed 1905 revolution. After the October Revolution succeeded in 1917, he became mayor of Petrograd, then rose to head the new Soviet state in 1919 - Chairman of the Central Executive Committee, a position he held until 1946. He joined the Politburo in 1926 and stayed there, a fixture in the inner circle, but Stalin's rise left him with titles and no leverage. He retired in 1946 and died the same year. Königsberg, freshly seized from Germany, was renamed Kaliningrad in his honor; the city of Tver carried his name until 1990, a year before the Union itself collapsed.

Country
Russia
Category
Politicians
Type
Politician
Status
deceased
Dates
Lived 1875 to 1946 · aged 70

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