| Vasili Kuznetsov | |
|---|---|
| First Deputy Chairman of the Presidium of the Supreme Soviet | |
| In office 7 October 1977 – 18 June 1986 |
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| President | Leonid Brezhnev Yuri Andropov Konstantin Chernenko Andrei Gromyko |
| Preceded by | None—post established |
| Succeeded by | Pyotr Demichev |
| Acting Chairman of the Presidium of the Supreme Soviet | |
| In office 10 November 1982 – 16 June 1983 |
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| Premier | Nikolai Tikhonov |
| Succeeded by | Yuri Andropov |
| In office 9 February 1984 – 11 April 1984 |
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| Premier | Nikolai Tikhonov |
| Preceded by | Yuri Andropov |
| Succeeded by | Konstantin Chernenko |
| In office 10 March 1985 – 27 July 1985 |
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| Premier | Nikolai Tikhonov |
| Preceded by | Konstantin Chernenko |
| Succeeded by | Andrei Gromyko |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 13 February 1901 Kostroma Oblast, Russian Empire |
| Died | 5 June 1990 (aged 89) Moscow, Russian SFSR, Soviet Union |
| Resting place | Novodevichy Cemetery |
| Nationality | Soviet |
| Political party | Communist Party of the Soviet Union |
Vasili Vasilyevich Kuznetsov (Russian: Василий Васильевич Кузнецов; 13 February [O.S. 31 January] 1901 – 5 June 1990), Russian Soviet political figure; acting chairman of the Presidium of the Supreme Soviet from 1982 to 1983, for a second time in 1984, and for a third time in 1985.
Kuznetsov was born in Sofilovka, Kostroma Province, Russian Empire. He joined the communist party in May 1927. He took a break of his studies of engineering when he went to the United States for metal processing studies from 1931 to 1933.
Kuznetsov held a variety of government and Communist Party positions beginning in 1940. He was a Chairman of the Soviet of Nationalities 12 March 1946–12 March 1950. In 1955 he became first deputy minister of foreign affairs. On 7 October 1977 he was elected First deputy chairman of the Presidium of the USSR Supreme Soviet, a position he held until 18 June 1986. Upon the deaths of Leonid Brezhnev (1982), Yuri Andropov (1984) and Konstantin Chernenko (1985), Kuznetzov became acting chairman of the Presidium – the Soviet Union's acting head of state. He held the office thrice before 81 and 84 years of age, thus qualifying for being the oldest ever incumbent Soviet or Russian ruler.
He retired in 1986 and died in Moscow on 5 June 1990.[1]
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