Boris Ponomarev
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Boris Nikolayevich Ponomarev (January 17, 1905 - December 21, 1995) was a Soviet politician
, ideologist and historian
, and a member of the Secretariat
of the Communist Party of the Soviet Union
. His patron in his rise to the politburo was Mikhail Suslov
,one of the last Stalinists then still active as a full member of the Politburo until his death in 1982.
His name would more accurately be transliterated as «Ponomaryov», though the form «Ponomarev» has become more frequent.
From 1955 to 1986, he was chief of the International Department of the CPSU Central Committee - and effectively in control of policy in the World Communist Movement. He occupied an office within Central Committee headquarters right up until the 1991 August Coup
, which he is said to have supported.
He wrote the History of the Communist Party of the Soviet Union in 1960 in which he claimed that the October Revolution was a working class revolution.
, 1980
Politician
A politician, political leader, or political figure is an individual who is involved in influencing public policy and decision making...
, ideologist and historian
Historian
A historian is a person who studies and writes about the past and is regarded as an authority on it. Historians are concerned with the continuous, methodical narrative and research of past events as relating to the human race; as well as the study of all history in time. If the individual is...
, and a member of the Secretariat
Secretariat of the CPSU Central Committee
The Secretariat of the CPSU Central Committee was a key body within the Communist Party of the Soviet Union and was responsible for the central administration of the party as opposed to drafting government policy which was usually handled by the Politburo...
of the Communist Party of the Soviet Union
Communist Party of the Soviet Union
The Communist Party of the Soviet Union was the only legal, ruling political party in the Soviet Union and one of the largest communist organizations in the world...
. His patron in his rise to the politburo was Mikhail Suslov
Mikhail Suslov
Mikhail Andreyevich Suslov was a Soviet statesman during the Cold War. He served as Second Secretary of the Communist Party of the Soviet Union from 1965, and as unofficial Chief Ideologue of the Party until his death in 1982. Suslov was responsible for party democracy and the separation of power...
,one of the last Stalinists then still active as a full member of the Politburo until his death in 1982.
His name would more accurately be transliterated as «Ponomaryov», though the form «Ponomarev» has become more frequent.
From 1955 to 1986, he was chief of the International Department of the CPSU Central Committee - and effectively in control of policy in the World Communist Movement. He occupied an office within Central Committee headquarters right up until the 1991 August Coup
Soviet coup attempt of 1991
The 1991 Soviet coup d'état attempt , also known as the August Putsch or August Coup , was an attempt by a group of members of the Soviet Union's government to take control of the country from Soviet president Mikhail Gorbachev...
, which he is said to have supported.
He wrote the History of the Communist Party of the Soviet Union in 1960 in which he claimed that the October Revolution was a working class revolution.
Quotes
- "Comrades, I can understand your view of Australia as a country of little importance to your concerns ... You are wrong ... You must understand that if we wish to control Asia we must first control Australia."
Publications
Soviet Foreign Policy Vol. 1 1917 - 1945, edited with Anatole Gromyko, Progress PublishersProgress Publishers
Progress Publishers was a Moscow-based Soviet publisher founded in 1931.It was noted for its English-language editions of books on Marxism-Leninism....
, 1980