Vyacheslav Malyshev | |
|---|---|
Вячеслав Малышев | |
 Malyshev in 1938 | |
| People's Commissariat for Heavy Machine Building | |
| In office 19 June 1939 – 17 April 1940 | |
| Preceded by | Post established |
| Succeeded by | Aleksandr Yefremov |
| Minister of Medium Machine Building | |
| In office 17 July 1953 – 28 February 1957 | |
| Preceded by | Post established |
| Succeeded by | Avraami Zavenyagin |
| Full member of the 19th Presidium | |
| In office 16 October 1952 – 6 March 1953 | |
| Personal details | |
| Born | December 3, 1902 Ust-Sysolsk, Russian Empire |
| Died | September 20, 1957 (aged 54) Moscow, Russian SFSR, Soviet Union |
| Cause of death | Acute radiation syndrome |
| Resting place | Kremlin Wall Necropolis, Moscow |
| Citizenship | Soviet |
| Political party | Communist Party of the Soviet Union (1926–1957) |
| Occupation | Engineer, politician |
| Known for | Soviet nuclear technology |
Vyacheslav Aleksandrovich Malyshev (Russian: Вячеслав Александрович Малышев; 3 December 1902 — 20 February 1957) was a Soviet statesman who was one of the leading figures of Soviet industry during the 1940s and 1950s.[1][2] He was a specialist in electrical engineering and shipbuilding and was instrumental in developing the Soviet's atomic bomb project and rocket and space technology.[1][2]