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Kliment Voroshilov

1881 - 1969

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Kliment Yefremovich Voroshilov (Russian: Климент Ефремович Ворошилов ; Ukrainian: Климент Охрімович Ворошилов, romanized: Klyment Okhrimovych Voroshylov), popularly known as Klim Voroshilov (Russian: Клим Ворошилов; 4 February 1881 – 2 December 1969), was a prominent Soviet military officer and politician during the Stalin era (1924–1953). He was one of the original five Marshals of the Soviet Union, the second highest military rank of the Soviet Union (junior to the Generalissimo of the Soviet Union, which was a post only held by Joseph Stalin), and served as Chairman of the Presidium of the Supreme Soviet, the nominal Soviet head of state, from 1953 to 1960. Born to a Russian worker's family in Ukraine, Voroshilov took part in the Russian Revolution of 1917 as an early member of the Bolsheviks. He served with distinction at the Battle of Tsaritsyn, during which he became a close friend of Stalin. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Kliment Voroshilov is the 949th most popular politician (down from 863rd in 2019), the 31st most popular biography from Ukraine (down from 28th in 2019) and the 16th most popular Ukrainian Politician.

Kliment Voroshilov was a Soviet military commander and politician. He served as the Chairman of the Presidium of the Supreme Soviet of the USSR from 1935 to 1941. He also served as a First Deputy Premier from 1939 to 1953. He was awarded the Order of Lenin, the Order of the Red Banner, and the Order of the Red Star.

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Among POLITICIANS

Among politicians, Kliment Voroshilov ranks 949 out of 19,576. Before him are Baudouin of Belgium, Thutmose II, Ahab, Albert I of Belgium, Emperor Gaozu of Tang, and Rashid-al-Din Hamadani. After him are Elena Ceaușescu, Jerry Brown, Alexis of Russia, Albert II of Germany, Louis, Duke of Burgundy, and Ardashir I.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1881, Kliment Voroshilov ranks 14. Before him are Roger Martin du Gard, Lu Xun, Cecil B. DeMille, Anna Pavlova, Enver Pasha, and William Boeing. After him are Walther von Brauchitsch, Hans Kelsen, Clinton Davisson, Guccio Gucci, Edward Wood, 1st Earl of Halifax, and Hermann Staudinger. Among people deceased in 1969, Kliment Voroshilov ranks 15. Before him are Judy Garland, Walter Gropius, Franz von Papen, Zakir Husain, Sharon Tate, and C. F. Powell. After him are Allen Dulles, Saud of Saudi Arabia, Liu Shaoqi, Jan Palach, Rocky Marciano, and Victoria Eugenie of Battenberg.

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In Ukraine

Among people born in Ukraine, Kliment Voroshilov ranks 31 out of 1,365. Before him are Élie Metchnikoff (1845), Ivan Mazepa (1639), Stanisław Leszczyński (1677), Anna Akhmatova (1889), Yulia Tymoshenko (1960), and Leonid Kravchuk (1934). After him are Nestor Makhno (1888), Vaslav Nijinsky (1889), Anne of Kiev (1025), Sviatoslav I of Kiev (942), Petro Poroshenko (1965), and Lyudmila Pavlichenko (1916).

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Among POLITICIANS In Ukraine

Among politicians born in Ukraine, Kliment Voroshilov ranks 16. Before him are Viktor Yushchenko (1954), Leonid Kuchma (1938), Ivan Mazepa (1639), Stanisław Leszczyński (1677), Yulia Tymoshenko (1960), and Leonid Kravchuk (1934). After him are Sviatoslav I of Kiev (942), Petro Poroshenko (1965), Grigory Zinoviev (1883), Symon Petliura (1879), Vladimir II Monomakh (1053), and Andrei Zhdanov (1896).

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