# Nikolai Podgorny

_Soviet politician (1903-1983)_

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> Nikolai Viktorovich Podgorny was a Soviet statesman who served as the Chairman of the Presidium of the Supreme Soviet, the head of state of the Soviet Union, from 1965 to 1977.

## Quick facts

- **Born:** 5 February 1903 ([Wikidata](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q295781#P569))
- **Place of birth:** Karlivka ([Wikidata](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q295781#P19))
- **Died:** 11 January 1983 ([Wikidata](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q295781#P570))
- **Place of death:** Moscow ([Wikidata](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q295781#P20))
- **Citizenship:** Russian Empire; Russian Republic ([Wikidata](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q295781#P27))
- **Occupation:** statesperson; engineer; politician ([Wikidata](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q295781#P106))
- **Political party:** Communist Party of the Soviet Union (since 1930) ([Wikidata](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q295781#P102))
- **Education:** National University of Food Technologies ([Wikidata](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q295781#P69))
- **Positions held:** Chairman of the Presidium of the Supreme Soviet of the Soviet Union (9 December 1965 – 16 June 1977); Member of the Politburo of the CPSU Central Committee (4 May 1960 – 24 May 1977); Candidate member of the Politburo of the CPSU Central Committee (18 June 1958 – 4 May 1960); First Secretary of the Communist Party of Ukraine (26 December 1957 – 2 July 1963); deputy of the Supreme Soviet of the Soviet Union (1954–1977); member of the Supreme Soviet of the Ukrainian Soviet Socialist Republic (1947–1967) ([Wikidata](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q295781#P39))
- **Awards:** "Hammer and Sickle" gold medal; Order of Lenin; Order of the Red Banner of Labour; Medal "For Labour Valour"; Order of the White Lion; Order of the Somali Star; anniversary medal at the occasion of the 2500th anniversary of the founding of the Iranian Empire; Hero of Socialist Labour; Jubilee Medal "In Commemoration of the 100th Anniversary of the Birth of Vladimir Ilyich Lenin"; Medal "For the Defence of Moscow"; Medal "For Valiant Labour in the Great Patriotic War 1941–1945"; Medal "Veteran of Labour"; Grand Cross with Collar of the Order of the White Rose of Finland; Order of Merit of the Republic of Poland ([Wikidata](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q295781#P166))

## Questions

**When was Nikolai Podgorny born?**  
Nikolai Podgorny was born on 5 February 1903 in Karlivka.

**What positions has Nikolai Podgorny held?**  
Positions held by Nikolai Podgorny include: Chairman of the Presidium of the Supreme Soviet of the Soviet Union (1965–1977); Member of the Politburo of the CPSU Central Committee (1960–1977); Candidate member of the Politburo of the CPSU Central Committee (1958–1960); First Secretary of the Communist Party of Ukraine (1957–1963); deputy of the Supreme Soviet of the Soviet Union (1954–1977).

**Where did Nikolai Podgorny study?**  
Nikolai Podgorny was educated at National University of Food Technologies.

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## Sources

- [Wikipedia (English): Nikolai Podgorny](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nikolai_Podgorny) — [CC BY-SA 4.0](https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/)
- [Wikidata item Q295781](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q295781) — [CC0 1.0](https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/zero/1.0/)
- [Image: Nikolay Podgorny 1973.jpg by TASS (Public domain)](https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Nikolay_Podgorny_1973.jpg)

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## Cite this page

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