Georgy Malenkov

Georgy Maximilianovich Malenkov (Russian: Гео́ргий Максимилиа́нович Маленко́в : trans : Georgiy Maksimilianovich Malenkov) (8 January 1902 – 14 January 1988) was a Russian politician in the Soviet Union and the Premier of the Soviet Union after the death of Joseph Stalin in March from 1953 to 1955. Makenkov joined the Communist Party in 1920. Malenkov served as the Premier (official head of government) of the country while Nikita Krushchev was the First Secretary of the Communist Party of the Soviet Union. He was all so involved in World War II when Nazi Germany lead by Adolf Hitler betrayed the Soviet Union in the Nazi Invasion of Russia. Malenkov was also involved in the Korean War just 5 year’s after World War II when Hitler and Mussolini both died in April 1945 and after Hirohito surrendered Japan in August 1945. When Stalin died in March 1953 Malenkov succeeded Stalin briefly until 1955.

Georgy Malenkov
Гео́ргий Маленко́в
Malenkov in 1954
Premier of the Soviet Union
In office 6 March 1953 – 8 February 1955
First Deputies	Vyacheslav Molotov Nikolai Bulganin Lavrentiy Beria Lazar Kaganovich
Preceded by	Joseph Stalin
Succeeded by	Nikolai Bulganin
Deputy Chairman of the Council of Ministers of the Soviet Union
In office 9 February 1955 – 29 June 1957
Premier	Nikolai Bulganin
In office 2 August 1946 – 5 March 1953
Premier	Joseph Stalin
In office 15 May 1944 – 15 March 1946
Premier	Joseph Stalin
Second Secretary of the Communist Party of the Soviet Union
In office 31 August 1948 – 16 October 1952
Preceded by	Andrei Zhdanov
Succeeded by	office abolished (later re-established and held by Mikhail Suslov)
General Secretary of the Communist Party of the Soviet Union (de facto)
In office 16 October 1952 – 14 September 1953
Preceded by	Joseph Stalin
Succeeded by	Nikita Khrushchev (as First Secretary)
Personal details
Born	Georgy Maximilianovich Malenkov (1902-01-08)8 January 1902 Orenburg, Russian Empire
Died	14 January 1988(1988-01-14) (aged 86) Moscow, Russian SFSR, Soviet Union
Nationality	Soviet
Political party	Communist Party of the Soviet Union
Spouse(s)	Valeriya A. Golubtsova (1901–1987)
Children	3
Alma mater	Moscow Highest Technical School
Profession	Engineer, politician

He formed a team with Nikolai Bulganin, Vyacheslav Molotov, and Lazar Kaganovich, and together they tried to throw Khrushchev out of power. Krushchev eventually won the battle for power, and in 1957 Malenkov was forced to leave his position in the Party Politburo. In 1961, he was kicked out of the Party and forced to move to Kazakhstan.

Along with Krushchev, Malenkov was one of a few important members of Stalin's group of partners (called the "inner circle") who died a natural death, and was not executed.

Together with Lavrentiy Beria and Krushchev, Malenkov began the process of destalinization, completing the process from 1953-1961.

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On 23 December 1953, just months after Joseph Stalin died on 5 March 1953, Malenkov along with Nikita Khrushchev and Georgy Zhukov and other soviet officials executed Lavrentiy Beria in late 1953 who was the NKVD chief from 1938-1946 and the MVD from 1946-1953. In February 1955, Georgy Malenkov was replaced by Nikita Khrushchev.

Malenkov died in 1988, 33 year’s after being replaced by Khrushchev in 1955 and 3 year’s after Mikhail Gorbachev came to power in 1985.

Georgy Malenkov Media

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  Soviet politician Georgy Maksimilianovich Malenkov

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  Malenkov on the cover of Time magazine, 23 March 1953

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  Malenkov among Soviet leadership speaking with German chancellor Konrad Adenauer in 1955

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  Georgy Malenkov

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  Tomb of Malenkov and his Wife