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Dmitriy Ustinov
Dmitry Fyodorovich Ustinov was a Soviet politician and a Marshal of the Soviet Union during the Cold War. He served as a Central Committee secretary in charge of the Soviet military–industrial complex from 1965 to 1976 and as Minister of Defence of the Soviet Union from 1976 until his death in 1984.
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Born 17 October 1908 · Died 20 December 1984 · Q48067
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1992· 1 entry
Russian president Boris Yeltsin disclosed five top-secret memos dating from late 1983, memos that had been written within weeks of the downing of Korean Air Lines Flight 007
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1984· 4 entries
Died 1984-12-20.
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“Frankly, we doubt the veracity and seriousness of the United States in regard to achieving results that would be acceptable to both sides in Geneva.”
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“If the present White House leadership runs the gauntlet of common sense and the people's will for peace and challenges us by starting MX missile deployment, then the Soviet Union will respond by deploying a new intercontinental ballistic missile of the same class, with its characteristics in no way inferior to those of the MX.”
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“The aggressor too should know that the preemptive use of nuclear weapons would not insure victory. With modern detection systems and the combat readiness of the Soviet Union's strategic nuclear forces, the United States would not be able to deal a crippling blow to the socialist countries. The aggressor will not be able to evade an all-crushing retaliatory strike.”
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1983· 2 entries
Awarded Order of Lenin (1983).
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Awarded USSR State Prize (1983).
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1982· 3 entries
Awarded Order of Klement Gottwald (1982).
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Awarded Hero of the Czechoslovak Socialist Republic (1982).
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“To serve my country - the cause of Communism”
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1981· 2 entries
Awarded Order of Sukhbaatar (1981).
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Awarded Hero of the Mongolian People's Republic (1981).
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1979· 3 entries
Confidently asserted that "The armed forces of the USSR are on a high level that ensures the accomplishment of any tasks set by the party and the people"
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Hafizullah Amin assassinated the leader of Afghanistan, Nur Muhammad Taraki
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“Selected Speeches and Articles”
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1978· 7 entries
Awarded Order of Klement Gottwald (1978).
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Awarded Hero of the Soviet Union (1978).
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Awarded Order of Karl Marx (1978).
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Awarded Order of the White Rose of Finland (1978).
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Won Gold Star medal (1978).
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Awarded Order of Lenin (1978).
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Awarded Order of Sukhbaatar (1978).
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1977· 2 entries
Awarded Order of the White Lion (1977).
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Awarded Scharnhorst Order (1977).
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1976· 2 entries
Career landmark: Minister of Defence (1976–1984).
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After Andrei Grechko died on 26 April, Ustinov became the Defence Minister and was promoted to General of the Army on 29 April
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1975· 1 entry
Awarded Order of Sukhbaatar (1975).
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1971· 1 entry
Awarded Order of Lenin (1971).
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1968· 1 entry
Awarded Order of Lenin (1968).
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1965· 1 entry
Brezhnev made Ustinov a candidate member of the Politburo and secretary of the Central Committee with oversight of the military, the defense industry, and certain security organs
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1963· 1 entry
Career landmark: First Deputy Chairman of the Council of Ministers of the USSR (1963–1965).
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1961· 2 entries
Won "Hammer and Sickle" gold medal (1961).
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Awarded Hero of Socialist Labour (1961).
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1958· 1 entry
Awarded Order of Lenin (1958).
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1957· 2 entries
Awarded Order of Lenin (1957).
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Was appointed a Deputy Premier of the Soviet Union and became chairman of the Military-Industrial Commission
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1956· 1 entry
Awarded Order of Lenin (1956).
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1953· 2 entries
Awarded State Stalin Prize, 1st degree (1953).
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Career landmark: Minister of Defense Industry (1953–1957).
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1952· 1 entry
Ustinov became a member of the Central Committee
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1951· 1 entry
Awarded Order of Lenin (1951).
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1945· 1 entry
Awarded Order of Suvorov, 1st class (1945).
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1944· 2 entries
Awarded Order of Lenin (1944).
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Awarded Order of Kutuzov, 1st class (1944).
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1942· 3 entries
Won "Hammer and Sickle" gold medal (1942).
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Awarded Hero of Socialist Labour (1942).
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Awarded Order of Lenin (1942).
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1939· 1 entry
Awarded Order of Lenin (1939).
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1937· 1 entry
Was transferred to the "Bolshevik" Arms Factory as an engineer
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1934· 2 entries
Became a construction engineer at the Leningrad Artillery Marine Research Institute
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Studied at Baltic State Technical University (1932–1934).
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1929· 2 entries
Started training at the Faculty of Mechanics in the Ivanovo-Voznesensk Polytechnic Institute
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Studied at Ivanovo-Voznesensky Polytechnic Institute (1929).
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1923· 1 entry
And his mother, Yevrosinya Martinovna, moved to the city of Makarev (near Ivanovo-Voznesensk) where he worked as a fitter in a paper mill
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1908· 1 entry
Born 1908-10-17.
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