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Georgy Malenkov
Soviet politician (1902-1988).
Born January 8th, 1902 in Orenburg. [ref]
Died January 14th, 1988 at 86 years old in Moscow.
Georgy Malenkov, a Soviet communist politician, died on January 14, 1988 at the age of 86. Born in 1902, Malenkov rose to prominence in the Soviet Union as a loyal follower of Joseph Stalin. After Stalin's death in 1953, he served briefly as Soviet Premier and held other government positions until his dismissal in 1957. Malenkov was a central figure in the Soviet Union's transition of power after Stalin's death, and later served on the Central Committee of the Communist Party until his death. He is remembered as a significant figure in Soviet history who dedicated his life to the Marxist-Leninist cause of the Soviet Union.
Life is so beautiful that death has fallen in love with it, a jealous, possessive love that grabs at what it can. But life leaps over oblivion lightly, losing only a thing or two of no importance, and gloom is just a passing shadow of a cloud. Yann Martel