Anatoly Lukyanov

Anatoly Lukyanov
Анатолий Лукьянов
Member of the State Duma
In office
11 January 1994 – 29 December 2003
Chairman of the Supreme Soviet of the Soviet Union
In office
15 March 1990 – 4 September 1991
PresidentMikhail Gorbachev
Preceded byMikhail Gorbachev
Succeeded byOffice abolished
First Deputy Chairman of the Supreme Soviet of the Soviet Union
In office
1 October 1988 – 15 March 1990
PresidentMikhail Gorbachev
Preceded byPyotr Demichev
Succeeded byGennady Yanayev (as vice president)
Head of the General Department of the Central Committee
In office
24 May 1985 – 17 January 1987
Preceded byKlavdii Bogolyubov
Succeeded byValery Boldin
Candidate member of the 27th Politburo
In office
30 September 1988 – 14 July 1990
Member of the 27th Secretariat
In office
28 January 1987 – 30 September 1988
Personal details
Born(1930-05-07)7 May 1930
Smolensk, Russian SFSR, Soviet Union
Died9 January 2019(2019-01-09) (aged 88)
Moscow, Russia
Political partyCommunist Party of the Russian Federation (1993-2019)
Other political
affiliations
Communist Party of the Soviet Union (1953-1991)

Anatoly Ivanovich Lukyanov (Russian: Анатолий Иванович Лукьянов, 7 May 1930 – 9 January 2019) was a Russian Communist politician who was the Chairman of the Supreme Soviet of the USSR between 15 March 1990 and 4 September 1991. One of the founders of the Communist Party of the Russian Federation (CPRF) in 1993, he was described by its leader Gennady Zyuganov as having been the Deng Xiaoping of the party.[1] He published books of poetry under his own name and under the pseudonyms Osenev (Осенев) and Dneprov (Днепров).[2]

Lukyanov was an early political ally of Mikhail Gorbachev, supporting his efforts in issues such as the fight against corruption and the start of reforms in the economy. However, beginning in 1987–1988, he increasingly sympathized with the party establishment, correctly foreseeing that Gorbachev's policies would lead to the Soviet collapse.[3][4]

  1. ^ Gardels, Nathan (1997). The Changing Global Order: World Leaders Reflect. Blackwell Publishing. p. 112. ISBN 1-57718-072-0.
  2. ^ "Поэты МГУ". Archived from the original on 24 January 2018. Retrieved 9 January 2019.
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