Andrei Zhdanov

Andrei Zhdanov

Andrei Aleksandrovich Zhdanov (Russian: Андрей Александрович Жданов, IPA: [ɐnˈdrʲej ɐlʲɪkˈsandrəvʲɪdʑ ˈʐdanəf] ; 26 February [O.S. 14 February] 1896 – 31 August 1948) was a Soviet politician. He was the Soviet Union's "propagandist-in-chief" after the Second World War, and was responsible for developing the Soviet cultural policy, the Zhdanov Doctrine, which remained in effect until the death of Joseph Stalin. Zhdanov was considered Stalin's most likely successor but died before him. Zhdanov joined the Bolsheviks in 1915 and quickly rose through the party ranks. Read more on Wikipedia

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Andrei Zhdanov was a Soviet politician and the head of the Communist Party in the Soviet Union. He was most famous for being the first secretary of the Communist Party of the Karelo-Finnish SSR and the Leningrad Oblast.