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Pyotr Demichev | |
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Пётр Демичев | |
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| First Deputy Chairman of the Presidium of the Supreme Soviet of the Soviet Union | |
| In office 18 June 1986 – 1 October 1988 | |
| President | Andrei Gromyko |
| Preceded by | Vasily Kuznetsov |
| Succeeded by | Anatoly Lukyanov |
| Minister of Culture | |
| In office 14 November 1974 – 18 June 1986 | |
| Premier | Alexei Kosygin Nikolai Tikhonov Nikolai Ryzhkov |
| Preceded by | Ekaterina Furtseva |
| Succeeded by | Vasily Zakharov |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 3 January 1918 [O.S. 21 December 1917] Kirov, Kaluga Oblast, Soviet Russia |
| Died | 10 August 2010 (aged 92) Zhavoronki, Moscow Oblast, Russian Federation |
| Nationality | Soviet (1917–1991), Russian (1991–2010) |
| Political party | Communist Party of the Soviet Union (1939–1991) |
| Profession | Civil servant |
Central institution membership Other political offices held
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Pyotr Nilovich Demichev (Russian: Пётр Ни́лович Де́мичев; 3 January 1918 [O.S. 21 December 1917] – 10 August 2010) was a Soviet politician. He was deputy Chairman of the Presidium of the Supreme Soviet from 1986 to 1988 and Minister of Culture from 1974 to 1986.[1] He was a deputy Politburo member from 1964 until his retirement in 1988. He was considered to be a "Communist Party ideologist" with little sympathy for liberal movements within the Soviet Union.[2]
- ^ "Party Propagandist Named to Head Culture Ministry". Associated Press. August 16, 1986.
- ^ "Red art chief fired; 'fresh wind' stirring?". The Spokesman-Review. Associated Press. June 19, 1986.