- Viktor Grishin
:"Viktor Grishin is also the name of the current head of the
State Duma Committee on Federal Matters and Regional Policy ofRussia "Viktor Vasilyevich Grishin (Ви́ктор Васи́льевич Гри́шин) (
September 5 (18), 1914–May 25 ,1992 ) was a Sovietpolitician . He was a Candidate (1961-1971) and Full Member of thePolitburo of the Central Committee of the Communist Party of the Soviet Union .Grishin was born in
Serpukhov , Moscow region. In 1938-1940 he served in theRed Army . From 1941 Grishin was a Communist Party functionary. He rose to be the leader of the Communist Party in the city ofMoscow (1967–1985). He was known for his hardline stance. A foe ofKonstantin Chernenko , Grishin dragged the terminally ill leader out to vote in early 1985, which was almost universally viewed as a cruel act. Grishin lost the election to the General Secretary post in 1985, yet became a supporter, albeit lukewarm, ofMikhail Gorbachev , his rival in the election. Ironically, Gorbachev removed Grishin from office in 1985.In an interview with the conservative Russian newspaper
Molodaya Gvardiya in 1991, he claims that the only reason he lost was because "younger Party leaders, such asYegor Ligachev , supported Gorbachev because they feared that if I had become Party boss, they would lose their posts."Viktor Grishin died on
May 25 ,1992 at the age of 78.
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