Anatoly Kuzmin (politician)

Anatoly Kuzmin
Анатолий Кузьмин
Minister of Ferrous Metallurgy of USSR
In office
8 February 1954 – 28 October 1954
Preceded byPosition reestablished
Succeeded byAlexander Sheremetyev
Minister of Metallurgy Industry of USSR
In office
13 June 1949 – 28 December 1950
Preceded byIvan Tevosian
Succeeded byPosition abolished
Personal details
Born20 November 1903
Tver, Russian Empire
Died28 October 1954
Moscow, Russian SFSR, Soviet Union
Resting placeKremlin Wall Necropolis
CitizenshipSoviet Union
NationalityRussian-Soviet
Political partyCPSU (1926–1954)
OccupationMetallurgist, Politician
Awards4 Orders of Lenin, 2 Orders of the Red Banner of Labour, Order of the Badge of Honour

Anatoly Nikolayevich Kuzmin (20 November 1903 – 28 October 1954) was a Soviet politician and metallurgist who oversaw the Soviet Union's Metallurgy Industry in the 1950s until his death in 1954. He was buried at the Kremlin Wall Necropolis

Biography

Kuzmin was born on 28 October 1903 in Tver, Russian Empire into a working class family. In July 1948, he was appointed as the First Deputy Minister of Metallurgy Industry of the Soviet Union until his promotion as the minister in June 1949. He was also the First Deputy Minister of Ferrous Metallurgy of the Soviet Union from January 1951 to March 1953.[1]

Death and awards

Kuzmin died from natural causes in Moscow at the age of 50, he was given a state funeral and was buried at the Kremlin Wall Necropolis. He was awarded numerous awards including 4 Orders of Lenin.[2]

References

  1. ^ "Кузьмин Анатолий Николаевич". Hrono.ru (in Russian). Retrieved 22 June 2025.
  2. ^ "Почему директора металлургического завода Анатолия Кузьмина похоронили у мемориала". Forpost Северо-Запад (in Russian). 8 May 2024. Retrieved 22 June 2025.