Alexander Bessmertnykh (politician)

Alexander Bessmertnykh
Александр Бессмертных
Bessmertnykh in 1989
Minister of Foreign Affairs of the Soviet Union
In office
15 January – 28 August 1991
PremierValentin Pavlov
Vitaly Doguzhiyev
Preceded byEduard Shevardnadze
Succeeded byBoris Pankin (acting)
Personal details
Born (1933-11-10) 10 November 1933 (age 90)
Biysk, Altai Krai, Russian SFSR, USSR
NationalitySoviet and Russian
Political partyCommunist Party of the Soviet Union (1957–1991)
SpouseMarina Vladimirovna
Children2
Alma materMoscow State University
ProfessionPolitics

Alexander Alexandrovich Bessmertnykh (Russian: Алекса́ндр Алекса́ндрович Бессме́ртных; born 10 November 1933) is a Soviet diplomat who briefly served as foreign minister of the Soviet Union.