Quick Facts About Vyacheslav Molotov
- Born
- February 25, 1890
- Died
- November 8, 1986
- Nationality
- Russian Empire
- Profession
- Politician
- Notable works
- Soviet foreign policy
- Known for
- Molotov–Ribbentrop Pact, Secret Additional Protocol to the Molotov–Ribbentrop Pact, Molotov–Ribbentrop Pact negotiations
- Spouse
- Polina Zhemchuzhina
About Vyacheslav Molotov
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.
Biography source:
Wikipedia
Awards & Honors
Order of Lenin
Hero of Socialist Labour
Medal "For the Victory over Germany in the Great Patriotic War 1941–1945"
Jubilee Medal "Forty Years of Victory in the Great Patriotic War 1941–1945"
Medal "Veteran of Labour"
Order of the Badge of Honour
Medal "For the Defence of Moscow"
Medal "For Valiant Labour in the Great Patriotic War 1941–1945"
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Jubilee Medal "In Commemoration of the 100th Anniversary of the Birth of Vladimir Ilyich Lenin"
"Hammer and Sickle" gold medal
Medal "In Commemoration of the 800th Anniversary of Moscow"
Grand Cross of the Order of Polonia Restituta
