Mikhail Suslov
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Mikhail Suslov was a high-ranking Soviet politician who served as a key ideological leader in the Communist Party from the 1940s until his death in 1982. He was one of the most influential figures in the Soviet Union during the Cold War, shaping the party's official ideology and playing a major role in major political decisions.
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Mikhail Andreyevich Suslov (Russian: Михаи́л Андре́евич Су́слов; 21 November [O.S. 8 November] 1902 – 25 January 1982) was a Soviet politician. In addition to serving as the Central Committee's longtime Secretary of Ideology, he held office as Second Secretary of the Communist Party of the Soviet Union from 1965 until his death in 1982.
Born in rural Russia in 1902, Suslov became a member of the All-Union Communist Party (Bolsheviks) in 1921 and studied economics for much of the 1920s. He left his job as a teacher in 1931 to pursue politics full-time, becoming one of the many Soviet politicians who took part in the mass repression begun by Joseph Stalin's regime. He was made First Secretary of Stavropol Krai administrative area in 1939. During World War II, Suslov headed the local Stavropol guerrilla movement.
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1902 births1982 deathsAcademic staff of Moscow State UniversityAntisemitism in the Soviet UnionBolsheviksBurials at the Kremlin Wall NecropolisEighth convocation members of the Soviet of the UnionFifth convocation members of the Soviet of the UnionFirst convocation members of the Soviet of the UnionFourth convocation members of the Soviet of the UnionHead of Propaganda Department of CPSU CC