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Nikolai Bulganin

Soviet politician (1895–1975)

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Nikolai Alexandrovich Bulganin was a Soviet and Russian politician and the Premier of the Soviet Union from 1955 to 1958. He also served as Minister of Defense, following service in the Red Army during World War II.

Quick facts

Born
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Place of birth
Nizhny Novgorod wd
Died
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Place of death
Moscow wd
Citizenship
Russian Empire, Soviet Union wd
Occupation
politician, banker, functionary, military officer wd
Political party
Communist Party of the Soviet Union (1917–1975) wd

Positions held wd

  • Chairman of the State Bank of the USSR (31 March 1958 – 15 August 1958)
  • Chairman of the Council of Ministers of the USSR (8 February 1955 – 27 March 1958)
  • Minister of Defence (15 March 1953 – 9 February 1955)
  • First Deputy Chairman of the Council of Ministers of the USSR (7 April 1950 – 8 February 1955)
  • Member of the Politburo of the CPSU Central Committee (18 October 1948 – 5 September 1958)
  • Minister of the Armed Forces of the Soviet Union (3 March 1947 – 24 March 1949)
  • Chairman of the State Bank of the USSR (12 October 1940 – 23 May 1945)
  • Chairman of the State Bank of the USSR (2 October 1938 – 17 April 1940)
  • Deputy Chairman of the Council of People's Commissars (16 September 1938 – 15 May 1944)
  • Chairman of the Council of People's Commissars of the Russian SFSR (22 July 1937 – 17 September 1938)
  • deputy of the Supreme Soviet of the Soviet Union

Awards wd

  • Medal "For the Victory over Japan"
  • Medal "For the Victory over Germany in the Great Patriotic War 1941–1945"
  • Order of the Red Banner
  • Hero of Socialist Labour (1955)
  • Order of Suvorov, 1st class (1945)
  • Order of Suvorov, 2nd class (1943)
  • Medal "For the Defence of Moscow"
  • Order of the Cross of Grunwald, 1st class
  • Jubilee Medal "In Commemoration of the 100th Anniversary of the Birth of Vladimir Ilyich Lenin"
  • Medal "To a Partisan of the Patriotic War"
  • Jubilee Medal "Twenty Years of Victory in the Great Patriotic War 1941–1945"
  • Jubilee Medal "30 Years of the Soviet Army and Navy"
  • Jubilee Medal "40 Years of the Armed Forces of the USSR"
  • Jubilee Medal "50 Years of the Armed Forces of the USSR"
  • Medal "In Commemoration of the 800th Anniversary of Moscow"

Questions

When was Nikolai Bulganin born?
Nikolai Bulganin was born on 30 May 1895 in Nizhny Novgorod.
What positions has Nikolai Bulganin held?
Positions held by Nikolai Bulganin include: Chairman of the State Bank of the USSR (1958–1958); Chairman of the Council of Ministers of the USSR (1955–1958); Minister of Defence (1953–1955); First Deputy Chairman of the Council of Ministers of the USSR (1950–1955); Member of the Politburo of the CPSU Central Committee (1948–1958).

Sources

  1. Wikipedia (English): Nikolai Bulganin · CC BY-SA 4.0
  2. Wikidata item Q48093 · CC0 1.0
  3. Image: Nikolai Bulganin (cropped).jpg by Министерство обороны Российской Федерации (CC BY 4.0)

Last updated · facts checked 4 November 2026

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