Tihon Konstantinov (13 August 1898 – 20 January 1957) was a Moldavian SSR and Ukrainian SSR politician.

Biography

Konstantinov was born in the village Khoroshoe of Pavlograd uyezd, Yekaterinoslav Governorate. The village was located by the Samara river, while next to the village there was the estate ''Dobrenkoe''. In the 1938–1940, he was a chairman of the council in the Moldavian ASSR in Tiraspol and a people's deputy of the Verkhovna Rada of the Ukrainian SSR. Tihon Konstantinov was the prime minister of Moldavian SSR (2 August 1940 – 17 April 1945) (in exile in Russian SFSR from June 1941 until August 1944). The exact name was Chairman of the Council of People's Commissars. During his mandate as prime minister, Piotr Borodin and Nikita Salogor were first secretaries of the Communist Party of Moldova.

Awards

* Order of Lenin (February 7, 1939), for prominent successes in Agriculture and particularly for over-fulfillment of plans for major agricultural works.Handbook on the history of Communist Party and Soviet Union

References

*''Enciclopedia sovietică moldovenească'' (Chişinău, 1970–1977) 1898 births 1957 deaths People from Luhansk Oblast People from Yekaterinoslav Governorate Communist Party of the Soviet Union members First convocation members of the Supreme Soviet of the Soviet Union First convocation members of the Verkhovna Rada of the Ukrainian Soviet Socialist Republic Politicians of the Moldavian Autonomous Soviet Socialist Republic Communist Party of Moldavia politicians Heads of government of the Moldavian Soviet Socialist Republic Recipients of the Order of Lenin Recipients of the Order of the Red Banner {{Ukraine-politician-stub