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Vasili Kuznetsov

1901 - 1990

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Vasily Vasilyevich Kuznetsov (Russian: Васи́лий Васи́льевич Кузнецо́в; 13 February [O.S. 31 January] 1901 – 5 June 1990) was a Russian Soviet politician who acted as Chairman of the Presidium of the Supreme Soviet of the Soviet Union from 1982 to 1983 (after the death of Brezhnev), for a second time in 1984 (after the death of Andropov), and for a third time in 1985 (after the death of Chernenko). He was one of the oldest members of the Communist Party of the Soviet Union. Chairman of the Presidium of the Supreme Soviet of the Soviet Union was formally the highest state post. During the term of office, Kuznetsov was 81–82, 82–83, and 84 years old, respectively. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Vasili Kuznetsov is the 5,502nd most popular politician (down from 4,217th in 2019), the 471st most popular biography from Russia (down from 398th in 2019) and the 137th most popular Russian Politician.

Vasili Kuznetsov is most famous for being the first man to swim across the Bering Strait in 1978.

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Among POLITICIANS

Among politicians, Vasili Kuznetsov ranks 5,502 out of 19,576. Before him are Philip IV of Macedon, Charles I of Albret, Tai Wu, Emperor Xianzong of Tang, Perdiccas II of Macedon, and Emperor Taizong of Liao. After him are Albert Gore Sr., Beatrice of Vermandois, Muzio Attendolo Sforza, Yaroslav II of Vladimir, Emperor Go-Toba, and Siraj ud-Daulah.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1901, Vasili Kuznetsov ranks 77. Before him are Souvanna Phouma, Hans Kammler, Mohammed Abdel Wahab, Barbara Cartland, Arthur Samuel, and Zhang Xueliang. After him are Milada Horáková, Rudolf Caracciola, Princess Fahrelnissa Zeid, Yang Kaihui, Ödön von Horváth, and Consuelo de Saint-Exupéry. Among people deceased in 1990, Vasili Kuznetsov ranks 59. Before him are Reinaldo Arenas, Delphine Seyrig, Rashid bin Saeed Al Maktoum, Edward A. Murphy Jr., Jill Ireland, and Arthur Samuel. After him are Philippe Soupault, Stevie Ray Vaughan, Taiichi Ohno, Volodymyr Shcherbytsky, Manuel Puig, and Nina Kulagina.

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In Russia

Among people born in Russia, Vasili Kuznetsov ranks 471 out of 3,761. Before him are Sacha Guitry (1885), Lev Gumilyov (1912), Sergei Bulgakov (1871), Mikhail Lazarev (1788), Mikhail Alekseyev (1857), and Alexander Radishchev (1749). After him are Vasily Surikov (1848), Yaroslav II of Vladimir (1191), Alexander Afanasyev (1826), Valery Bykovsky (1934), Valentin Pavlov (1937), and Viktor Belenko (1947).

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Among POLITICIANS In Russia

Among politicians born in Russia, Vasili Kuznetsov ranks 137. Before him are Helena of Moscow (1476), Yevgeny Mravinsky (1903), Mikhail of Tver (1271), False Dmitry II (1600), Pavel Milyukov (1859), and Nikolay Bobrikov (1839). After him are Yaroslav II of Vladimir (1191), Valentin Pavlov (1937), Alexander Danilovich Menshikov (1673), Mehmed I Giray (1465), Khertek Anchimaa-Toka (1912), and Vera Zasulich (1849).

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