# Vitaly Vorotnikov

_Russian politician (1926-2012)_

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> Vitaly Ivanovich Vorotnikov was a Soviet politician and diplomat who was the Chairman of the Presidium of the Supreme Soviet of the Russian SFSR between 1988 and 1990.

## Quick facts

- **Born:** 20 January 1926 ([Wikidata](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q952122#P569))
- **Place of birth:** Voronezh ([Wikidata](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q952122#P19))
- **Died:** 19 February 2012 ([Wikidata](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q952122#P570))
- **Place of death:** Moscow ([Wikidata](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q952122#P20))
- **Citizenship:** Soviet Union; Russia ([Wikidata](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q952122#P27))
- **Occupation:** politician; diplomat ([Wikidata](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q952122#P106))
- **Political party:** Communist Party of the Soviet Union (since 1947) ([Wikidata](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q952122#P102))
- **Education:** Samara State Aerospace University ([Wikidata](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q952122#P69))
- **Positions held:** Chairman of the Presidium of the Supreme Soviet of the RSFSR (3 October 1988 – 29 May 1990); Member of the Politburo of the CPSU Central Committee (26 December 1983 – 13 July 1990); head of government of the Russian Soviet Federative Socialist Republic (RSFSR) (24 June 1983 – 3 October 1988); Candidate member of the Politburo of the CPSU Central Committee (15 June 1983 – 26 December 1983); ambassador (1979–1982); deputy of the Supreme Soviet of the Soviet Union (since 1970) ([Wikidata](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q952122#P39))
- **Awards:** Order of Lenin; Hero of Socialist Labour; Order of Honour; Order of the October Revolution; Order of the Badge of Honour; Order of the Patriotic War, 1st class; Order of the Red Banner of Labour; VDNKh gold medal; Medal "For Valiant Labour in the Great Patriotic War 1941–1945"; Jubilee Medal "In Commemoration of the 100th Anniversary of the Birth of Vladimir Ilyich Lenin"; Medal "For Distinction in Guarding the State Border of the USSR"; Medal "For the Development of Virgin Lands"; Jubilee Medal "Thirty Years of Victory in the Great Patriotic War 1941–1945"; Jubilee Medal "60 Years of the Armed Forces of the USSR"; Russian Federation Presidential Certificate of Gratitude ([Wikidata](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q952122#P166))

## Questions

**When was Vitaly Vorotnikov born?**  
Vitaly Vorotnikov was born on 20 January 1926 in Voronezh.

**What positions has Vitaly Vorotnikov held?**  
Positions held by Vitaly Vorotnikov include: Chairman of the Presidium of the Supreme Soviet of the RSFSR (1988–1990); Member of the Politburo of the CPSU Central Committee (1983–1990); head of government of the Russian Soviet Federative Socialist Republic (RSFSR) (1983–1988); Candidate member of the Politburo of the CPSU Central Committee (1983–1983); ambassador (1979–1982).

**Where did Vitaly Vorotnikov study?**  
Vitaly Vorotnikov was educated at Samara State Aerospace University.

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## Sources

- [Wikipedia (English): Vitaly Vorotnikov](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vitaly_Vorotnikov) — [CC BY-SA 4.0](https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/)
- [Wikidata item Q952122](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q952122) — [CC0 1.0](https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/zero/1.0/)
- [Image: Визит члена ЦК КПСС Воротникова,с права командир Журенков..JPG by Svch433 (CC BY-SA 3.0)](https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:%D0%92%D0%B8%D0%B7%D0%B8%D1%82_%D1%87%D0%BB%D0%B5%D0%BD%D0%B0_%D0%A6%D0%9A_%D0%9A%D0%9F%D0%A1%D0%A1_%D0%92%D0%BE%D1%80%D0%BE%D1%82%D0%BD%D0%B8%D0%BA%D0%BE%D0%B2%D0%B0,%D1%81_%D0%BF%D1%80%D0%B0%D0%B2%D0%B0_%D0%BA%D0%BE%D0%BC%D0%B0%D0%BD%D0%B4%D0%B8%D1%80_%D0%96%D1%83%D1%80%D0%B5%D0%BD%D0%BA%D0%BE%D0%B2..JPG)

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