Vsevolod Murakhovsky (russian: Всеволод Мураховский; 20 October 1926 – 12 January 2017) was a Ukrainian-Soviet politician who served as
first deputy premier during the leadership of
Soviet general secretary Mikhail Gorbachev.
Early life and education
Murakhovsky hailed from a Ukrainian family.
[ He was born in a village, Holubivka, near Kreminna (]Luhansk Oblast
Luhansk Oblast ( uk, Луга́нська о́бласть, translit=Luhanska oblast; russian: Луганская область, translit=Luganskaya oblast; also referred to as Luhanshchyna, uk, Луга́нщина) is the easternmost oblast ...
), on 20 October 1926.[
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Career
Murakhovsky served in the Soviet army
uk, Радянська армія
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from 1944 to 1950.[ In 1946, he joined the Communist Party.][ Then he worked as a communist party officer in the ]Stavropol region
Stavropol Krai (russian: Ставропо́льский край, r=Stavropolsky kray, p=stəvrɐˈpolʲskʲɪj kraj) is a federal subject (a krai) of Russia. It is geographically located in the North Caucasus region in Southern Russia, and is ad ...
from 1954 to 1985.[ He was first secretary of the Stavropol Party gorkom in the period 1970-1974 and first secretary of the Karachai-Cherkessia Party obkom between 1975 and 1978.][
Murakhovsky's term as first secretary of the Stavropol Komsomol Committee ended in November 1985 when he was appointed by Mikhail Gorbachev as one of the three first deputy premiers.][ It was his first post in Soviet administration.][ Murakhovsky was in charge of agriculture and related affairs and was also appointed chairman of the state committee for the agro-industrial complex, Gosagroprom, which was abolished in 1989.][ The reason for its disestablishment was its proven inefficiency for which Gorbachev criticised Murakhovsky. Murakhovsky's term also ended in 1989.][
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Death
Murakhovsky died on 12 January 2017, aged 90.
Decorations and awards
* Hero of Socialist Labour (1982)
* Two Orders of Lenin
The Order of Lenin (russian: Орден Ленина, Orden Lenina, ), named after the leader of the Russian October Revolution, was established by the Central Executive Committee on April 6, 1930. The order was the highest civilian decoration b ...
* Order of the October Revolution
The Order of the October Revolution (russian: Орден Октябрьской Революции, ''Orden Oktyabr'skoy Revolyutsii'') was instituted on October 31, 1967, in time for the 50th anniversary of the October Revolution. It was conferr ...
* Order of the Patriotic War
The Order of the Patriotic War (russian: Орден Отечественной войны, Orden Otechestvennoy voiny) is a Soviet military decoration that was awarded to all soldiers in the Soviet armed forces, security troops, and to partisa ...
, 2nd class
* Order of the Red Banner of Labour
The Order of the Red Banner of Labour (russian: Орден Трудового Красного Знамени, translit=Orden Trudovogo Krasnogo Znameni) was an order of the Soviet Union established to honour great deeds and services to th ...
* Order of the Badge of Honour
The Order of the Badge of Honour (russian: орден «Знак Почёта», orden "Znak Pochyota") was a civilian award of the Soviet Union.
It was established on 25 November 1935, and was conferred on citizens of the USSR for outstanding ...
* Medal "For Services to the Stavropol Territory" (2001)
* Honorary Citizen of the Stavropol Territory (awarded by Resolution of the Governor of the Stavropol Territory on 28 October 2008 for his contribution to the economic, social and cultural development of the Stavropol Territory)
References
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1926 births
2017 deaths
Burials in Troyekurovskoye Cemetery
Members of the Central Committee of the 26th Congress of the Communist Party of the Soviet Union
Members of the Central Committee of the 27th Congress of the Communist Party of the Soviet Union
People's commissars and ministers of the Soviet Union
People from Luhansk Oblast
Heroes of Socialist Labour
Recipients of the Order of Lenin