Nikolai Kuznetsov (admiral)

In this name that follows Eastern Slavic naming customs, the patronymic is Gerasimovich and the family name is Kuznetsov.
Nikolai Kuznetsov
Native name
Николай Герасимович Кузнецов
Birth nameNikolay Gerasimovich Kuznetsov
Born(1904-07-24)24 July 1904
Medvedki, Velikoustyuzhsky Uyezd, Vologda Governorate, Russian Empire
(now in Kotlassky District of Arkhangelsk Oblast, Russia).
Died6 December 1974(1974-12-06) (aged 70)
Moscow, Russian SFSR, Soviet Union
Buried
Novodevichy Cemetery
Allegiance Soviet Union
Branch/Service Soviet Navy
Years of service1919–1956
RankAdmiral of the fleet of the Soviet Union
CommandsSoviet Navy
Soviet Pacific Fleet
Battles/wars
AwardsHero of the Soviet Union
Other workCommunist Party of the Soviet Union (1924–1956)

3rd People's Commissar for the Navy of the Soviet Union
In office
28 April 1939 – 28 February 1946
General SecretaryJoseph Stalin
PremierVyacheslav Molotov
Joseph Stalin
Preceded byMikhail Frinovsky
Succeeded byJoseph Stalin (as People's Commissar for the Armed Forces)

2nd Minister of Navy of the Soviet Union
In office
20 July 1951 – 15 March 1953
General SecretaryJoseph Stalin [1]
Georgy Malenkov [2]
PremierJoseph Stalin
Georgy Malenkov
Preceded byIvan Yumashev
Succeeded byNikolai Bulganin (as Minister of Defence)

1st and 3rd Commander-in-Chief of the Soviet Navy
In office
24 July 1939 – 17 January 1947
General SecretaryJoseph Stalin [3]
Georgy Malenkov [4]
PremierVyacheslav Molotov
Joseph Stalin
Preceded byPosition created
Succeeded byIvan Yumashev
In office
20 July 1951 – 5 January 1956
General SecretaryJoseph Stalin [5]
Georgy Malenkov [6]
First SecretaryNikita Khruschev [7]
PremierJoseph Stalin
Georgy Malenkov
Nikolai Bulganin
Preceded byIvan Yumashev
Succeeded bySergey Gorshkov

Nikolay Gerasimovich Kuznetsov (Russian: Никола́й Гера́симович Кузнецо́в, Serbian: Николај Герасимович Кузњецов, romanized: Nikolaj Gerasimovič Kuznjecov; 24 July 1904 – 6 December 1974) was a Soviet naval officer who achieved the rank of Admiral of the Fleet of the Soviet Union and served as People's Commissar of the Navy during the Winter War and the Second World War. The N. G. Kuznetsov Naval Academy and the Russian aircraft carrier Admiral Kuznetsov, as well as the Kuznetsov-class carrier class, are named in his honor.

  1. ^ Vacant since 16 October 1952
  2. ^ As acting General Secretary after Stalin's death until 14 March 1953
  3. ^ Vacant since 16 October 1952
  4. ^ As acting General Secretary after Stalin's death until 14 March 1953
  5. ^ Vacant since 16 October 1952
  6. ^ As acting General Secretary after Stalin's death until 14 March 1953
  7. ^ Since 7 September 1953