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Alexei Nikolayevich Kosygin was a Soviet statesman who served as the Chairman of the Council of Ministers from 1964 to 1980. Following Nikita Khrushchev's removal from power, he briefly led the Soviet Union as part of a triumvirate in the mid-to-late 1960s.
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politics · Soviet politician (1904–1980) · politician · engineer · also Alexei Kosygin, Alexei Nikolayevich Kosygin, Kosygin
Born 8 February 1904 · Died 18 December 1980 · Q202770
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“He always had an opinion of his own, and defended it. He was a very alert man, and performed brilliantly during negotiations. He was able to cope quickly with the material that was totally new to him. I have never seen people of that calibre since.”
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The Russian Government renamed a street after him
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Referred to the "sad experiences of the 1965 reform", and claimed that everything went from bad to worse following the reform's cancellation
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The reform movement was split between Yuri Andropov's path of discipline and control and Gorbachev's liberalization of all aspects of public life
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In 1982 a bust to honour Kosygin was placed in Leningrad, present-day Saint Petersburg
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Died 1980-12-18.
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And because of Nikolai Tikhonov's conservative approach to economics, very little of the reform was actually implemented
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Awarded Order of the October Revolution (1979).
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Awarded Order of Klement Gottwald (1979).
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By Brezhnev, Kosygin's role in day-to-day management of government activities was lessened drastically, through Brezhnev's new-found post
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Awarded Order of Lenin (1974).
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Won "Hammer and Sickle" gold medal (1974).
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Awarded Hero of Socialist Labour (1974).
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With the intention of weakening the central Ministries and giving more powers to the regional authorities at republican and local levels
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Kosygin signed a Treaty of Friendship and Cooperation with the government of Iraq, building on strong Soviet ties to the Iraqi Arab Socialist Ba'ath Party and previous close relations with Iraqi leader Abd al-Karim Qasim
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Kosygin gave an extensive interview to the American delegation that included David Rockefeller, presenting his views on US-Soviet relations, environmental protection, arms control and other issues
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Which for the first time publicized the formula 'the Politburo led by Brezhnev'"
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Awarded Order of the White Lion (1970).
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Awarded Grand Cross of the Order of the Sun of Peru (1970).
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Was succeeded by Edward Gierek who tried to revitalize the economy of the People's Republic of Poland by borrowing money from the First World
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Due to increased tension between the USSR and Maoist China
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“We are communists and they are communists. It is hard to believe we will not be able to reach an agreement if we met face to face”
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The Prague Spring triggered a massive backlash against his reforms, thereby enabling Leonid Brezhnev to eclipse him as the dominant force in the Soviet leadership
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And got both nations to sign the Tashkent Declaration
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That collectively came to be known within the Party as the "Kosygin reforms"
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Kosygin initiated an economic reform widely referred to as the "Kosygin reform"
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Awarded Order of Lenin (1964).
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Won "Hammer and Sickle" gold medal (1964).
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Awarded Hero of Socialist Labour (1964).
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Career landmark: Chairman of the Council of Ministers of the USSR (1964–1980).
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Who evidently liked it and took some preliminary steps to implement it
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On this occasion he was also awarded an Order of Lenin and a Hammer and Sickle Gold Medal
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To 440,000 units by 1973; consumption declined during the reversal of the reform
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Signalled the end of his "housing revolution"
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Career landmark: First Deputy Chairman of the Council of Ministers of the USSR (1960–1964).
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Was promoted to First Deputy Chairman of the Council of Ministers
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Career landmark: Member of the Politburo of the CPSU Central Committee (1960–1980).
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Career landmark: Deputy Chairman of the Council of Ministers (1957–1960).
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Career landmark: Candidate member of the Politburo of the CPSU Central Committee (1957–1960).
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Kosygin backed Khrushchev because, as he said later, if Malenkov and his allies had won "blood would have flowed again", but the French journalist Michel Tatu, a close observer who was based in Moscow at the time, conclu
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Awarded Order of Lenin (1954).
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Career landmark: Deputy Chairman of the Council of Ministers (1953–1956).
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Kosygin was appointed chairman of the State Planning Committee (Gosplan) on 20 March 1959
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Career landmark: Candidate member of the Politburo of the CPSU Central Committee (1952–1953).
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Stalin removed Kosygin from the Politburo, thereby weakening Kosygin's position within the Soviet hierarchy
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Career landmark: Minister of Finance of the USSR (1948–1948).
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Career landmark: Member of the Politburo of the CPSU Central Committee (1948–1952).
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Career landmark: head of government of the Russian Soviet Federative Socialist Republic (RSFSR) (1946–1946).
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Career landmark: Candidate member of the Politburo of the CPSU Central Committee (1946–1948).
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Career landmark: Deputy Chairman of the Council of Ministers (1946–1953).
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Awarded Order of Lenin (1944).
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Was appointed to head the Currency Board of the Soviet Union
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Awarded Order of the Red Banner (1943).
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Alexey Kosygin was promoted to Chairman of the Council of People's Commissars (government) of the Russian SFSR
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Career landmark: Chairman of the Council of People's Commissars of the Russian SFSR (1943–1946).
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Kosygin became a Deputy Chairman of the Council of People's Commissars
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Career landmark: Deputy Chairman of the Council of People's Commissars (1940–1946).
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Awarded Order of Lenin (1939).
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Was appointed People's Commissar for Textile and Industry and earned a seat on the Central Committee (CC)
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Head of the Industry and Transport department of the Leningrad provincial communist party in July 1938, and in October 1938, Chairman of the Executive Committee of the Leningrad City Soviets of Working People's Deputies,
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And returned to Leningrad in 1930 to study at the Leningrad Textile Institute; he graduated in 1935
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Kosygin attended the Leningrad Co-operative Technical School and found work in the system of consumer co-operatives in Novosibirsk, Siberia
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Worked in Siberia as an industrial manager
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Born 1904-02-08.
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