About Yury Petrov
Lived 1939 – 2013 (aged 74). Yury Petrov was a Russian politician.
Yury Vladimirovich Petrov (; 18 January 1939 – 24 October 2013) was a Soviet and Russian politician.
Biography Yury Petrov was born in Nizhny Tagil. After graduating from high school in 1956, he worked at Uralvagonzavod. In 1957, after the family moved to Sverdlovsk, he worked in the Sverdlovsk design and technology institute of the Ministry of Defense Industry. In 1959 Petrov was conscripted for three-years service in the Soviet Armed Forces, then graduated from the Ural Polytechnic Institute and returned to Nizhny Tagil.
From 1993 to 2001 Yury Petrov was chairman of the State Investment Corporation (Gosinkor). He died on 24 October 2013 after a long illness and was buried at the Troyekurovskoye Cemetery in Moscow.
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Who was Yury Petrov?
Soviet politician (1939-2013)
When was Yury Petrov born?
Yury Petrov was born on 18 January 1939 in Nizhny Tagil.
When did Yury Petrov die?
Yury Petrov died on 23 October 2013 in Moscow.
What was Yury Petrov's occupation?
Yury Petrov was a politician.
What nationality was Yury Petrov?
Yury Petrov was Russian.
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· DBpedia: Yury Petrov (politician, born 1939)
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