Vasily Vasilyevich Vakhrushev (Russian: Васи́лий Васи́льевич Ва́хрушев; 28 February 1902 – 13 January 1947) was a Soviet and Russian statesman who was from 1939 to 1940 the Chairman of the Council of People's Commissars of the Russian SFSR, literally meaning Premier or Prime Minister. Vakhrushev also was a "key figure" for KGB operations in the United Nations in New York City.[1]

Vasily Vakhrushev
Васи́лий Вахрушев
Vakhrushev in the 1940s
Chairman of the Council of People's Commissars of the Russian SFSR
In office
29 July 1939 – 2 June 1940
PremierVyacheslav Molotov
Preceded byNikolai Bulganin
Succeeded byIvan Khokhlov
People's Commissar for Coal Industry
In office
12 October 1939 – 19 January 1946
PremierVyacheslav Molotov
Joseph Stalin
Preceded byPosition established
Succeeded byAleksandr Zasyadko
Personal details
Born(1902-02-28)28 February 1902
Tula, Imperial Russia
Died13 January 1947(1947-01-13) (aged 44)
Moscow, Russian SFSR, Soviet Union
Resting placeKremlin Wall Necropolis, Moscow
NationalitySoviet
Political partyAll-Union Communist Party (bolsheviks)

His ashes were buried at the Kremlin Wall Necropolis.

References

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  1. ^ Trentoe, Joe; Roman, Dave (August 1978). "KGB in New York The United Nations Spy Battle" (PDF). CIA. Archived (PDF) from the original on January 23, 2017. Retrieved 29 January 2020.