Vyacheslav Molotov

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Born March 9, 1890 · Kukarka, Yaranskiy uyezd, Vyatskaya governorate, Russian Empire

Died November 8, 1986

Also known as Вячеслав Молотов · Viatcheslav Molotov

Biography

Vyacheslav Mikhaylovich Molotov was a Soviet politician, diplomat, and revolutionary. He was one of Joseph Stalin's closest allies and one of the most prominent figures in the Soviet government during his rule. In addition to serving as Chairman of the Council of People's Commissars from 1930 to 1941, he held office as Minister of Foreign Affairs from 1939 to 1949 and again from 1953 to 1956. His name is the namesake of the Molotov cocktail.

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Awards & recognition

Order of Lenin · 1950
Order of Lenin · 1945
"Hammer and Sickle" gold medal · 1943
Order of Lenin · 1943
Order of Lenin · 1940

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Grand Cross of the Order of Polonia Restituta
Hero of Socialist Labour
Jubilee Medal "Forty Years of Victory in the Great Patriotic War 1941–1945"
Jubilee Medal "In Commemoration of the 100th Anniversary of the Birth of Vladimir Ilyich Lenin"
Medal "For the Defence of Moscow"
Medal "For the Victory over Germany in the Great Patriotic War 1941–1945"
Medal "For Valiant Labour in the Great Patriotic War 1941–1945"
Medal "In Commemoration of the 800th Anniversary of Moscow"
Medal "Veteran of Labour"
Order of the Badge of Honour
Nobel Peace Prize · 1948 · nominated