Vladilen Valentinovich Nikitin (Russian: Владилен Валентинович Никитин; 30 October 1936 – 27 May 2021) was a Russian engineer and politician. He served as first deputy premier during the Gorbachev Era.
Vladilen Nikitin | |
|---|---|
| First Deputy Prime Minister of the Council of Ministers | |
| In office 27 July 1989 – 31 August 1990 | |
| Premier | Nikolai Ryzhkov |
| Minister of Agriculture | |
| In office 28 May – 23 November 1985 | |
| Premier | Nikolai Ryzhkov |
| Preceded by | Vitaly Vorotnikov |
| Succeeded by | Victor Nikonov |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Vladilen Valentinovich Nikitin 30 October 1936 Omsk, RSFSR, Soviet Union |
| Died | 27 May 2021 (aged 84) |
| Resting place | Vagankovo Cemetery, Moscow, Russia |
| Nationality | Russian |
| Political party | Communist Party |
| Alma mater | Omsk Agricultural Institute Higher Party School |
| Awards |   |
Biography
editNikitin was born in 1936.[1] He attended the Omsk Agricultural Institute and then the Higher Party School at the CPSU Central Committee and graduated with a degree in mechanical engineering.[1]
Nikitin worked as senior engineer until 1976 when he was appointed chairman of the Tyumen Oblast.[1][2] In 1985, he became minister of agriculture and then first deputy chairman of the state agroindustrial committee, Gosagroprom.[1][3] He served as first deputy prime minister under Soviet President Mikhail Gorbachev.[4] He was also appointed chairman of the state commission for food and purchasing, becoming the first executive of the body.[3] He was fired by Gorbachev on 31 August 1990 due to cigarette shortage which caused demonstrations in Moscow.[4]
He died on 27 May 2021, and was buried at the Vagankovo Cemetery.[5][6]
References
edit- ^ a b c d "Soviet Union". JPRS Report. 12 December 1989. Archived from the original on 12 September 2013. Retrieved 12 September 2013.
- ^ "Russia - Provincie Oblast". Portal Estoria. Retrieved 12 September 2013.
- ^ a b Eugene Huskey (1992). Executive Power and Soviet Politics: The Rise and Decline of the Soviet State. Armonk, NY: M. E. Sharpe. p. 168. ISBN 9781563240607.
- ^ a b "Gorbachev Dismisses One of His Top Aides In Cigarette Shortage". The New York Times. Reuters. 31 August 1990. Retrieved 12 September 2013.
- ^ "Памяти В.В. Никитина". Communist Party of the Russian Federation (in Russian). 27 May 2021. Retrieved 7 December 2021.
- ^ "НИКИТИН Владилен Валентинович (1936 – 2021)". Moscow-Tombs (in Russian). Retrieved 19 October 2023.