Sergey Butuzov Soviet party and government figure Date of Birth: 10.07.1909

1. Early Life and Education
2. Political Career
3. First Secretary of Krasnoyarsk Krai
4. First Secretary of Penza Oblast
5. Removal from Office
6. Later Life and Legacy

Early Life and Education

Sergey Butuzov was born into a working-class family in the Soviet Union. He obtained an incomplete higher education and attended the Higher Party School of the VKP(b) Central Committee from 1943-1944.

Political Career

In 1929, Butuzov began his career as a statistician and instructor in the Moscow Regional Planning Department. From 1934 onwards, he held positions within the Komsomol and Party. He joined the VKP(b) in 1939.

From 1942-1943, Butuzov served as the second secretary of the Elektrostal City Committee of the VKP(b) in the Moscow region. He subsequently became the second secretary of the Krasnoyarsk City Committee of the VKP(b) (1944-1947) and the Krasnoyarsk Regional Committee of the VKP(b) (1947-1950).

First Secretary of Krasnoyarsk Krai

On April 4, 1950, Butuzov was appointed as the first secretary of the Krasnoyarsk Regional Committee of the VKP(b). During his tenure, significant industrial projects were completed, including the Irsha-Borodin coal mine, the Sorsky Molybdenum Combine, a synthetic rubber plant, and the SibElectrostal plant.

First Secretary of Penza Oblast

On August 21, 1952, Butuzov became the first secretary of the Penza Regional Committee of the VKP(b), which later became the Penza Regional Committee of the CPSU. He is remembered as a dynamic and competent leader who oversaw a period of significant industrial growth in Penza Oblast. Several new enterprises and research centers were established, including the Penzkhimmash, Penzadizelmash, Biosintez, and Serdobsk Machine-Building plants. The physical measurement, chemical machinery, computational technology, electron-mechanical instruments, electrical engineering, and textile machinery research institutes were also founded during his tenure.

In 1958, under Butuzov's leadership, a modern government building was constructed on Moskovskaya Street in Penza. This building currently houses the Penza Governor, the oblast government, and the chief federal inspector for the oblast.

Removal from Office

In 1961, Butuzov was removed from his position as first secretary of the Penza Oblast Committee of the CPSU. One incident that may have contributed to this decision was an incident during a regional agricultural conference, where he allegedly failed to answer the question, "How much does an ear of corn weigh?" Another theory suggests that Butuzov's removal may have been due to his alleged delay in delivering a request from a citizen to Khrushchev.

Later Life and Legacy

After his removal from office, Butuzov served as deputy chairman of the Council of the People's Economy of the Penza Economic Administrative District from 1961-1963. From 1963-1967, he effectively acted as the first mayor of Zelenograd, overseeing the development of the scientific center for domestic microelectronics.

Sergey Butuzov died on January 21, 1967, in Zelenograd and was buried at the local cemetery. Writer Boris Polevoy described him as "a wonderful man, a true Bolshevik – active, direct, and unyielding."