About Valentin Shashin
Lived 1916 – 1977 (aged 60). Valentin Shashin was a Russian politician and organizational leadership.
Valentin Shashin (; 1916–1977) was a Soviet engineer who served as the minister of oil industry for more than a decade, 1965–1977.
Biography Shashin was born in Baku in 1916. He was first educated at the Oil and Gas Training College. He graduated from Moscow Oil Institute in 1943 obtaining a degree in oil and gas engineering. In the 1970s the ministry was renamed as ministry of oil industry. He was succeeded by Nikolai A. Maltsev, who was appointed to the post in April 1977.
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Who was Valentin Shashin?
soviet politician (1916–1977))
When was Valentin Shashin born?
Valentin Shashin was born on 3 June 1916 in Baku.
When did Valentin Shashin die?
Valentin Shashin died on 22 March 1977 in Moscow.
What was Valentin Shashin's occupation?
Valentin Shashin was a politician and organizational leadership.
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Valentin Shashin was Russian.
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