Vasily Zakharov

Vasily Georgievich Zakharov (; 5 January 1934 – 17 October 2023) was a Soviet and Russian economist who served as the minister of culture between 1986 and 1989 in the Soviet Union. He was a member of central committee of the Communist Party.

Biography Zakharov was born in the village of Khriply, Firovsky district, Kalinin region, on 5 January 1934. He taught at the Tomsk Polytechnic Institute and Leningrad Technological Institute.

Zakharov's career at the Communist Party began in 1973 when he was named as the head of the propaganda and agitation department in Leningrad. In March 1986 Zakharov became one of the central committee members of the Communist Party. However, he and other five nominees were rejected by the Supreme Soviet in July 1989.

Zakharov died on 17 October 2023, at the age of 89.