Vladilen Nikitin
Vladilen Nikitin (Russian: Владилен Никитин; born 30 October 1936) is a Russian engineer and politician. He served as first deputy premier during the Gorbachev Era.
Vladilen Nikitin | |
|---|---|
| First Deputy Prime Minister of the Council of Ministers | |
| In office 27 July 1989 – 31 August 1990 | |
| Premier | Nikolai Ryzhkov |
| Minister of Agriculture | |
| In office 28 May – 23 November 1985 | |
| Premier | Nikolai Ryzhkov |
| Preceded by | Vitaly Vorotnikov |
| Succeeded by | Victor Nikonov |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 30 October 1936 |
| Nationality | Russian |
| Political party | Communist Party |
| Alma mater | Omsk Agricultural Institute Higher Party School |
Early life and education
Nikitin was born in 1936.[1] He attended the Omsk Agricultural Institute and then the Higher Party School at the CPSU Central Committee and graduated with a degree in mechanical engineering.[1]
Career
Nikitin worked as senior engineer until 1976 when he was appointed chairman of the Tyumen Oblast.[1][2] In 1985, he became minister of agriculture in 1985 and then first deputy chairman of the state agroindustrial committee, Gosagroprom.[1][3] He served as first deputy prime minister under the Soviet President Mikhail Gorbachev.[4] He was also appointed chairman of the state commission for food and purchasing, becoming the first executive of the body.[3] He was fired by Gorbachev on 31 August 1990 due to cigarette shortage which caused demonstrations in Moscow.[4]
References
- "Soviet Union". JPRS Report. 12 December 1989. Retrieved 12 September 2013.
- "Russia - Provincie Oblast". Portal Estoria. Retrieved 12 September 2013.
- Eugene Huskey (1992). Executive Power and Soviet Politics: The Rise and Decline of the Soviet State. Armonk, NY: M. E. Sharpe. p. 168. Retrieved 12 September 2013.
- "Gorbachev Dismisses One of His Top Aides In Cigarette Shortage". The New York Times. Reuters. 31 August 1990. Retrieved 12 September 2013.