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Nikolai GusarovSoviet party activist
Date of Birth: 03.08.1905
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Content:
- Early Life and Education
- Party Career
- As First Secretary of the Communist Party of Belarus
- Later Career
- After Retirement
- Personal Life and Legacy
Early Life and Education
Nikolay Mikhailovich Gusarov was born into a family of artisans. In 1927–1929, he served in the border troops. After his military service, he graduated from the Moscow Aviation Institute in 1936.
Party Career
Gusarov joined the Communist Party in 1925 and became a candidate member of the Central Committee (1939–1952). He served as a member of the Presidium of the Supreme Soviet of the USSR (1946–1950) and a deputy of the Supreme Soviet of the USSR in multiple terms.
As First Secretary of the Communist Party of Belarus
From 1947 to 1950, Gusarov served as the First Secretary of the Central Committee of the Communist Party of Belarus. However, he was removed from his position due to allegations of ignoring collective leadership, altering decisions without consultation, and failing to address criticism or inform the Central Committee accurately about the state of affairs in the republic.
Later Career
After his removal, Gusarov served as an inspector for the Central Committee of the All-Union Communist Party (1950–1953) and later as the First Secretary of the Tula Regional Committee of the Communist Party of the Soviet Union (1953–1955).
After Retirement
From 1955 to 1984, Gusarov held various positions, including deputy minister of local industry for the Russian SFSR (1955–1957), senior instructor in the Soviet organs department of the Council of Ministers of the Russian SFSR (1957–1965), and advisor to the Council of Ministers of the Russian SFSR (1971–1984).
Personal Life and Legacy
Nikolay Gusarov's son, Vladimir Nikolaevich Gusarov (1925–1995), was an actor, writer, and human rights activist. He authored the book "My Father Killed Mikhoels." Nikolay Gusarov was awarded four Orders of Lenin, the Order of the Red Banner of Labour, and two Orders of the Badge of Honor. He passed away in Moscow and is buried in the Donskoy Cemetery.
