Alexander Fyodorovich Zasyadko (Russian: Александр Фёдорович Засядько; Ukrainian: Олександр Федорович Засядько; September 7, 1910 – September 5, 1963) was a Soviet economic, state and party leader.
Alexander Zasyadko | |
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Александр Засядько | |
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| Deputy Chairman of the Council of Ministers of the Soviet Union | |
| In office March 31, 1958 – November 9, 1962 | |
| Prime Minister | Nikita Khrushchev |
| Chairman of the State Scientific and Economic Council of the Council of Ministers of the Soviet Union | |
| In office April 22, 1960 – November 9, 1962 | |
| Prime Minister | Nikita Khrushchev |
| Preceded by | Joseph Kuzmin |
| Succeeded by | Peter Lomako |
| Head of the Coal Industry Department of the State Planning Committee of the Council of Ministers of the Soviet Union Minister of the Soviet Union | |
| In office May 24, 1957 – March 31, 1958 | |
| Prime Minister | Nikita Khrushchev |
| Minister of the Coal Industry of the Soviet Union | |
| In office December 28, 1948 – March 2, 1955 | |
| Prime Minister | Joseph Stalin Georgy Malenkov |
| Preceded by | Office established |
| Succeeded by | Alexander Zademidko |
| Minister of the Coal Industry of the Western Regions of the Soviet Union | |
| In office January 17, 1947 – December 28, 1948 | |
| Prime Minister | Joseph Stalin |
| Preceded by | Dmitry Onika |
| Succeeded by | Office abolished |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Alexander Fyodorovich Zasyadko September 7, 1910 Gorlovka, Bakhmutsky Uyezd, Yekaterinoslav Governorate, Russian Empire |
| Died | September 5, 1963 (aged 52) Moscow, Soviet Union |
| Resting place | Novodevichy Cemetery |
| Political party | All–Union Communist Party (Bolsheviks) since 1931 |
| Education | Donetsk Mining Institute |
| Awards | Hero of Socialist Labour Order of Lenin Order of the Red Banner of Labour |
He was a Hero of Socialist Labour (1957), Deputy of the Supreme Soviet of the Soviet Union of 2–6 Convocations and Member of the Central Committee of the Communist Party of the Soviet Union in 1952–1956 and 1961–1963.[1]
Biography
editHe was born on September 7, 1910, in the village of Gorlovka, Bakhmut Uyezd, Yekaterinoslav Governorate. His father was a miner.[2]
From 1925–1927, he studied at the industrial school in Izyum. In 1935, he graduated from the Donetsk Mining Institute.[3]
- From 1924–1925, he was an apprentice of a locksmith at the Lugansk Railway Carriage–Locomotive Plant;
- From 1927–1930, he a mechanic at Mine No. 8 in Gorlovka, a mechanic–fitter at the Mine Named After the United State Political Administration in Novoshakhtinsk (Azov–Black Sea Territory);
- From 1935, he was Chief Mechanic, Assistant Chief Engineer, Chief Engineer, Manager of Mine No. 10–bis;
- From 1939, Deputy Head of Glavugol, Head of the Stalinugol Combine;
- In 1941–1942 – Head of the Molotovugol Combine;
- In 1942–1943 – Deputy People's Commissar of the Coal Industry of the Soviet Union – Head of the Tulaugol Combine;
- In 1943–1946 – Deputy People's Commissar of the Coal Industry of the Soviet Union – Head of the Stalinugol Combine;
- In 1946–1947 – Deputy Minister of Construction of Fuel Enterprises of the Soviet Union;
- Since January 17, 1947, the Minister of the Coal Industry of the Western Regions of the Soviet Union;
- Since December 28, 1948, the Minister of the Coal Industry of the Soviet Union. According to Serov, in 1951, Zasyadko insisted on replenishing the coal industry enterprises with additional contingents of prisoners.[4] In March 1955, he was relieved of his post "due to unsatisfactory work";
- Since March 2, 1955, Deputy Minister of the Coal Industry of the Soviet Union;
- Since August 8, 1955, to 1956 – Minister of the Coal Industry of the Ukrainian Soviet Socialist Republic;
- Since May 24, 1957, to March 31, 1958, Head of the Coal Industry Department of the State Planning Committee of the Council of Ministers of the Soviet Union – Minister of the Soviet Union;[1]
- Since March 31, 1958 – Deputy Chairman of the Council of Ministers of the Soviet Union, at the same time, since April 22, 1960, Chairman of the State Scientific and Economic Council of the Council of Ministers of the Soviet Union;[2]
- On November 9, 1962, he retired for health reasons.[5]
He died on September 5, 1963, in Moscow.[6]
Awards
edit- Hammer and Sickle Medal (April 26, 1957);
- Five Orders of Lenin (February 17, 1939; October 20, 1943; January 1, 1948; September 4, 1948; April 26, 1957; September 6, 1960);[2]
- Order of the Red Banner of Labour (August 29, 1953);
- Medals, including "For Labour Valour" (September 4, 1948).
Remembrance
edit- Avenue in Donetsk bears his name;
- Zasyadko coal mine in Donetsk;[1]
- Zasyadko Square in the town of Horlivka.
References
edit- ^ a b c Alexander Zasyadko. Heroes of the Country
- ^ a b c Alexander Zasyadko. Museum "House on the Embankment"
- ^ Alexander Zasyadko. Handbook of the History of the Communist Party and the Soviet Union (1898–1991)
- ^ Ivan Serov. Notes From the Suitcase. Moscow: Enlightenment. 2017. ISBN 978-5-09-042156-0. Pages 382–383
- ^ Alexander Zasyadko. Chronos
- ^ Alexander Zasyadko. Novodevichy Necropolis
Sources
edit- "Alexander Zasyadko". Герои страны ("Heroes of the Country") (in Russian).
- "100 Famous Donetsk Citizens". Archived from the original on 2011-01-15.
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