Vladimir Terebilov (Russian: Владимир Теребилов; 5 March 1916 – 3 May 2004) was a Soviet judge and politician, who served as justice minister for slightly less than fourteen years from 1970 to 1984.
Vladimir Terebilov | |
|---|---|
Владимир Теребилов | |
| Minister of Justice | |
| In office 1 September 1970 – 12 April 1984 | |
| President | |
| Preceded by | Office reestablished |
| Succeeded by | Boris Kravtsov |
| Full member of the Central Committee of the Communist Party of the Soviet Union | |
| In office 6 March 1986 – 14 July 1990 | |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Vladimir Ivanovich Terebilov 5 March 1916 Petrograd, Russian Empire |
| Died | 3 May 2004 (aged 88) |
| Nationality | Russian |
| Political party | Communist Party of the Soviet Union (1940–1990) |
| Alma mater | Leningrad Institute of Law |
Early life and education
editTerebilov was born in Petrograd on 5 March 1916.[1][2] He graduated from the Leningrad Institute of Law in 1939.[1]
Career
editTerebilov worked as the head of the military collegium archives.[3] He was also a member of the central committee of the Communist Party[3] He also served in the Supreme Soviet as a deputy of the Uzbek Soviet Socialist Republic.[2]
Just before his appointment as justice minister, he acted as one of the deputy chairmen of the Soviet supreme court.[4] He served as justice minister from 1 September 1970 to 12 April 1984.[5] Boris Kravtsov succeeded him as justice minister.[6] Then Terebilov was appointed chairman of the Soviet supreme court on 23 April 1984.[4][7] Terebilov replaced Lev Smirnov in the post, who had been holding the post for twelve years.[4] Terebilov allegedly "cleaned" the archives of the court during his tenure.[8] He retired on 12 April 1989.[5] However, Terebilov was made a member of the advisory committee formed at justice ministry in 1998.[9]
Work and death
editTerebilov is the author of a book entitled The Soviet court (1986).[10] He died on 3 May 2004.[2]
References
edit- ^ a b "Terebilov, Vladimir Ivanovich". Great Soviet Encyclopedia. 1979.
- ^ a b c Pavel Krasheninnikov (2019). The 12 Apostles of Russian Law: Lawyers who changed law, state and society. London: Glagoslav Publications. p. 126. ISBN 978-1-911414-95-7.
- ^ a b Stephen Kotkin (April 1992). "Terror, Rehabilitation, and Historical Memory: An Interview with Dmitrii Lurasov". The Russian Review. 51 (2): 238–262. doi:10.2307/130697. JSTOR 130697.
- ^ a b c "Soviet judiciary shuffle disclosed". Toledo Blade. New York. 23 April 1984. Retrieved 30 March 2013.
- ^ a b Arnold Beichman (1991). The long pretense: Soviet treaty diplomacy from Lenin to Gorbachev. New Brunswick, NJ; London: Transaction Publishers. p. 109. ISBN 978-1-4128-3768-2.
- ^ "High Justice Officials Are Shuffled in Soviet". The New York Times. 4 May 1984. Retrieved 4 April 2022.
- ^ "Top Soviet judge suggests change". The New York Times. AP. 6 December 1987. Retrieved 30 March 2013.
- ^ Ernest Mandel (1989). Beyond Perestroika: The Future of Gorbachev's USSR. New York: Verso. p. 93. ISBN 978-0-86091-935-3.
- ^ "Russian Federation Executive Branch". ISCIP. 3 (16). 4 November 1998. Archived from the original on 10 April 2001.
- ^ V.I. Terebilov (1986). The Soviet Court. Progress Publishers. ISBN 978-0714705620.