About Boris Kravtsov
Born 1922. Boris Kravtsov is a Russian politician and jurist.
Boris Vasilyevich Kravtsov (; born 28 December 1922) is a Russian former jurist and politician who served as the justice minister of the Soviet Union between 1984 and 1989.
Biography
Kravtsov was born in Moscow on 28 December 1922. In 1941 he graduated from high school and joined the Red Army. Kravtsov was in office until 7 June 1989.
Awards For his activities in World War II Kravtsov was given the Gold Star of the Hero of the Soviet Union in May 1944. As of 2024, he is the last living Hero of the Soviet Union who received his award during the Great Patriotic War.
Kravtsov also received the following awards: Order of Alexander Nevsky (26 December 2017) Order of Friendship of Peoples (7 April 1994) Order of Lenin (19 March 1944) Order of the October Revolution (27 December 1982) Orders of the Red Banner of Labour (25 October 1967; 31 August 1971) Order of the Patriotic War, 1st class (11 March 1985)
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Soviet politician
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Boris Kravtsov was born on 28 December 1922 in Moscow.
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Boris Kravtsov is a politician and jurist.
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Boris Kravtsov is Russian.
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