What is Nikolai Podgorny's middle name?
Viktorovich
What is Nikolai Podgorny's full name?
Nikolai Viktorovich Podgorny
Nikolai Podgorny nickname(s):
Nikolai Podgorny, Nikolai Viktorovich Podgorny
Nikolai Podgorny date of birth:
February 18, 1903
How old was Nikolai Podgorny when died?
79
Where was Nikolai Podgorny born?
Karlovka, Russian Empire
When did Nikolai Podgorny die?
January 12, 1983
What is Nikolai Podgorny's ethnicity?
White
What is Nikolai Podgorny nationality?
Russian
What is Nikolai Podgorny's occupation?
Scientist
Short Biography
Nikolai Viktorovich Podgorny (Russian: Никола́й Ви́кторович Подго́рный; Ukrainian: Микола Вікторович Підгорний; 18 February [O.S. 5 February] 1903 – 12 January 1983) was a Soviet Ukrainian statesman during the Cold War. He served as First Secretary of the Central Committee of the Communist Party of Ukraine from 1957 to 1963 and as Chairman of the Presidium of the Supreme Soviet from 1965 to 1977. He was replaced as Chairman of the Presidium of the Supreme Soviet in 1977 by General Secretary Leonid Brezhnev. That same year he lost his seat in the Political Bureau (Politburo) and was forced to resign from active politics.