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Vasiliy ZhavoronkovSoviet party and government figure
Date of Birth: 28.01.1906
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Content:
- Early Life and Education
- Political Career
- Leadership in Tula
- Post-War Appointments
- Later Positions
- Legacy and Honors
Early Life and Education
Born on February 10, 1906, in the village of Kustovskaya in northern Russia, Vasily Sharov grew up in a peasant family. Despite his humble background, he began his education at the age of six in the village school and later worked on his father's farm.
In 1921, Sharov completed literacy courses in Velsk and subsequently dedicated himself to eradicating illiteracy among adults and youth in neighboring villages during the winter months. In 1924, he joined the Komsomol (Young Communist League) and became a candidate member of the Russian Communist Party (RCP(b)) two years later.
Political Career
In 1926, Sharov moved to Vologda and enrolled in a workers' faculty. After graduating in 1929, he joined the VKP(b) (All-Union Communist Party (Bolsheviks)). He served as head of agitation and propaganda for the Vologda city Komsomol committee.
In 1930, Sharov began studies at the Moscow Mining Institute, graduating with honors in 1936. He was accepted into the institute's graduate program but was recalled to party work in 1937.
Sharov served as an instructor and second secretary of the Lenin District Party Committee of Moscow. In 1938, he was elected first secretary of the Zamoskvorechye District Party Committee.
Leadership in Tula
Later in 1938, the Central Committee of the VKP(b) appointed Sharov as second secretary of the Organizational Bureau in Tula Oblast. At the first regional party conference in July 1938, he was elected first secretary of the oblast committee.
During World War II, Sharov served as chairman of the Tula City Defense Committee from October 1941. In March 1943, he was transferred to Kuibyshev to head the oblast and city party committees.
Post-War Appointments
In 1946, Sharov was appointed an inspector for the Central Committee of the VKP(b). In October of the same year, he was named deputy minister of trade and, in 1948, minister of trade.
Following the death of Joseph Stalin, Sharov was appointed deputy minister of state control in 1953 and minister of state control later that year. He served in that capacity until 1956, when he became deputy minister.
Later Positions
From 1957 to 1958, Sharov served as first deputy minister of state control. In 1958, he became deputy chairman of the Committee of Soviet Control. After the reorganization of the committee, he was appointed head of its organizational and instructional department in 1962.
In 1962, Sharov was named head of the Central Bureau of Complaints and Suggestions of the Committee of Party and State Control. He held this position until his retirement in June 1973.
Legacy and Honors
Vasily Sharov passed away on June 9, 1987, and was buried in the Troyekurovskoye Cemetery in Moscow. He was a member of the VKP(b) since 1929 and served as a candidate member of the Central Committee of the CPSU from 1939 to 1961. Sharov was elected as a deputy to the Supreme Soviet of the USSR three times. He was awarded the title of Hero of the Soviet Union for his service during World War II.
