Vyacheslav Molotov

Molotov in 1945 Vyacheslav Mikhaylovich Molotov}} (;.}} 9 March [O. S. 25 February] 1890 – 8 November 1986) was a Russian and later Soviet politician and diplomat, an Old Bolshevik, and a leading figure in the Soviet government from the 1920s onward. He served as Chairman of the Council of People's Commissars from 1930 to 1941 and as Minister of Foreign Affairs from 1939 to 1949 and from 1953 to 1956. He is considered to be one of the greatest diplomats in history.

During the 1930s, he ranked second in the Soviet leadership, after Joseph Stalin, whom he supported loyally for over 30 years, and whose reputation he continued to defend after Stalin's death. As People's Commissar for Foreign Affairs in August 1939, Molotov became the principal Soviet signatory of the German–Soviet non-aggression pact, also known as the Molotov–Ribbentrop Pact. He retained his place as a leading Soviet diplomat and politician until March 1949, when he fell out of Stalin's favour and lost the foreign affairs ministry leadership to Andrei Vyshinsky. Molotov's relationship with Stalin deteriorated further, and Stalin criticised Molotov in a speech to the 19th Party Congress.

Molotov was reappointed Minister of Foreign Affairs after Stalin's death in 1953 but staunchly opposed Nikita Khrushchev's de-Stalinization policy, which resulted in his eventual dismissal from all positions and expulsion from the party in 1961 (after numerous unsuccessful petitions, Molotov was readmitted in 1984). Molotov defended Stalin's policies and legacy until his death in 1986 and harshly criticised Stalin's successors, especially Khrushchev. Provided by Wikipedia
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    The Soviet Union in 1942 ; the third five-year plan for the national-economic development of the U. S. S. R.
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    Soviet foreign policy : the meaning of the war in Finland.
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    Voprosy vneshneĭ politiki : rechi i zai︠a︡vlenii︠a︡, aprelʹ 1945 g.-ii︠u︡nʹ 1948 g. /
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    We shall not forgive! : the horrors of the German invasion in documents and photographs.
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    Soviet government statements on Nazi atrocities.
    Published 1946
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    Stalin /
    Published 1940
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    Molotov remembers : inside Kremlin politics : conversations with Felix Chuev /
    by Chuev, Feliks, 1941-1999
    Published 1993
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    Kvitne Radi︠a︡nsʹka Ukraïna.
    Kvitne Radi︠a︡nsʹka Ukraïna.
    Квітне Радянська Україна.
    Published 1948
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    The Stalin heritage, 1879-1953 /
    Other Authors: “...Molotov, Vyacheslav Mikhaylovich, 1890-1986...”
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    Sochinenii︠a︡ /
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    Molotov, Malenkov, Kaganovich, 1957 : stenogramma ii︠u︡nʹskogo plenuma T︠S︡K KPSS i drugie dokumenty /
    Published 1998
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    From the first to the second five-year plan /
    Published 1934
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