About Mikhail Yasnov
Lived 1906 – 1991 (aged 85). Mikhail Yasnov was a Russian politician.
Mikhail Alekseyevich Yasnov (; – 23 July 1991) was a Soviet politician. He was Chairman of the Moscow City Executive Committee and head of Moscow in 1950–1956.
Between 1956 and 1957 he was the Chairman of the Council of Ministers of the Russian SFSR. Between 1957 and 1966 he was First Deputy Chairman of the Council of Ministers of the RSFSR and between 1966 and 1985 he was Chairman of the Presidium of the Supreme Soviet (head of state) and later deputy. Between 1950 and 1956 he was Chairman of the Soviet of the Union, the upper chamber of the Supreme Soviet of the Soviet Union. He was made a Hero of Socialist Labor in 1976.
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Who was Mikhail Yasnov?
Russian politician (1906-1991)
When was Mikhail Yasnov born?
Mikhail Yasnov was born on 23 May 1906 in Gory.
When did Mikhail Yasnov die?
Mikhail Yasnov died on 23 July 1991 in Moscow.
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Mikhail Yasnov was a politician.
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Mikhail Yasnov was Russian.
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