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Vladimir Kryuchkov

1924 - 2007

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Vladimir Aleksandrovich Kryuchkov (Russian: Влади́мир Алекса́ндрович Крючко́в; 29 February 1924 – 23 November 2007) was a Soviet lawyer, diplomat, and head of the KGB, member of the Politburo of the Central Committee of the CPSU. Initially working in the Soviet justice system as a prosecutor's assistant, Kryuchkov then graduated from the Diplomatic Academy of the Soviet Foreign Ministry and became a diplomat. During his years in the foreign service, he met Yuri Andropov, who became his main patron. From 1974 until 1988, Kryuchkov headed the foreign intelligence branch of the KGB, the First Chief Directorate (PGU). Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Vladimir Kryuchkov is the 4,657th most popular politician (down from 4,017th in 2019), the 404th most popular biography from Russia (down from 382nd in 2019) and the 124th most popular Russian Politician.

Vladimir Kryuchkov was the head of the KGB in the Soviet Union. He was most famous for his role in the attempted coup against Mikhail Gorbachev in 1991.

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Among POLITICIANS

Among politicians, Vladimir Kryuchkov ranks 4,657 out of 19,576Before him are Wallia, Nobuyuki Abe, István Széchenyi, Liz Cheney, Dorcas, and Sisygambis. After him are Juan Almeida Bosque, Louis Alexandre, Count of Toulouse, Charles I Gonzaga, Duke of Mantua, Dušan Simović, Suleiman of Persia, and Jane Avril.

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Among people born in 1924, Vladimir Kryuchkov ranks 68Before him are Guy Williams, Georges Prêtre, Karmapa, Kenneth Kaunda, Matthäus Hetzenauer, and Eva Marie Saint. After him are Roberts Blossom, André Franquin, Rosamunde Pilcher, Antoni Ramallets, John Spencer, 8th Earl Spencer, and Girma Wolde-Giorgis. Among people deceased in 2007, Vladimir Kryuchkov ranks 51Before him are Momofuku Ando, Carl Friedrich von Weizsäcker, Abbé Pierre, John Backus, Oscar Peterson, and Gaston Thorn. After him are Nobuo Matsunaga, Paul Watzlawick, David Lane, Jean-Claude Brialy, Michael Jackson, and Ian Smith.

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In Russia

Among people born in Russia, Vladimir Kryuchkov ranks 404 out of 3,761Before him are Anatoly Sobchak (1937), Vsevolod Pudovkin (1893), Catherine Pavlovna of Russia (1788), Sophia Tolstaya (1844), Grand Duke Nicholas Nikolaevich of Russia (1831), and Lydia Litvyak (1921). After him are Mikhail Chigorin (1850), Basil Fool for Christ (1468), Viktor Kulikov (1921), Mikhail Vrubel (1856), Ivan Serov (1905), and Alexander Yegorov (1883).

Among POLITICIANS In Russia

Among politicians born in Russia, Vladimir Kryuchkov ranks 124Before him are Mengu-Timur (1235), Olga Nikolaevna of Russia (1822), Anatoly Sobchak (1937), Catherine Pavlovna of Russia (1788), Grand Duke Nicholas Nikolaevich of Russia (1831), and Lydia Litvyak (1921). After him are Ivan Serov (1905), Yury Luzhkov (1936), Vsevolod the Big Nest (1154), Lauri Kristian Relander (1883), Princess Louise of Prussia (1808), and Yakov Yurovsky (1878).