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Mikhail DenisovSoviet statesman
Date of Birth: 15.02.1902
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Content:
- Early Life and Education
- Career in Government and Industry
- Post-Commissariat Career
- Later Career and Retirement
- Denisov retired in 1956 and passed away on June 22, 1973 in Moscow.
Mikhail Fyodorovich Denisov: Soviet Statesman and Chemical Industry Leader
Mikhail Fyodorovich Denisov was a Soviet statesman and engineer who played a pivotal role in the development of the chemical industry in the Soviet Union.
Early Life and Education
Born on February 15, 1902 in the village of Gruzino, Russian Empire, Denisov's father was a factory worker. In 1926, he joined the Communist Party (Bolsheviks). After graduating from the Leningrad Military-Technical Academy in 1932, he taught and served as laboratory head at the Military-Chemical Academy in Moscow until 1938.
Career in Government and Industry
From 1938 to 1939, Denisov served as deputy commissar of the USSR People's Commissariat for Heavy Industry. On January 24, 1939, he became People's Commissar of the Chemical Industry of the USSR, a position he held until February 26, 1942. Despite warnings at the 18th Party Conference in February 1941 about potential removal, he remained in this role for three years.
Post-Commissariat Career
In February 1942, Denisov was demoted to deputy commissar of the USSR People's Commissariat for Chemical Industry, serving in that capacity until July of the same year. From 1942 to 1945, he worked as director of the No. 151 factory of the USSR People's Commissariat for the Rubber Industry in Yaroslavl.
Later Career and Retirement
After the war, Denisov held various leadership positions in the USSR Ministry of Chemical Industry, including as head of the Main Administration for Mining and Chemical Industry (1945-1948) and head of the Main Administration for Chemical and Pharmaceutical Industry (1948-1952). From 1952 to 1956, he directed the State Research Institute and Experimental Plant No. 93 of the USSR Ministry of Chemical Industry.
