Ivan Nosenko
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Ivan Isidorovich Nosenko (Russian Иван Исидорович Носенко) (19 April 1902 - 2 August 1956) was a Soviet politician and from 1939 until his death in 1956, People's Commissar for Shipbuilding of the USSR. He was the father of notable Soviet defector and KGB
officer, Yuri Nosenko
.
Nosenko was born in the village of Berlevets in Bryansk Oblast
and joined the Nikolayev shipyard as a messenger boy in 1914. He became a trade unionist and after completing military service and graduating from the Nikolayev Shipbuilding Institute returned to the yard as a manager. Between 1938 and 1939 he was managing director of the Baltic Yard in Leningrad. He was appointed Narkom (minister) of shipbuilding in 1940 and was also 1st deputy commissar of the tank industry during the war. He was elected to the supreme Soviet in 1954 and between 1954 and 1956 was also head of the Ministry of Medium Machine Building (Atomic Energy)
At his funeral, important leaders of the Soviet Union, including Nikita Khrushchev
, Georgi Malenkov, Nikolai Bulganin
and Kliment Voroshilov
, formed the honor guard
. He has been commemorated with a bronze plaque in the Kremlin
wall.
Nosenko was awarded:
KGB
The KGB was the commonly used acronym for the . It was the national security agency of the Soviet Union from 1954 until 1991, and was the premier internal security, intelligence, and secret police organization during that time.The State Security Agency of the Republic of Belarus currently uses the...
officer, Yuri Nosenko
Yuri Nosenko
Lt. Col. Yuri Ivanovich Nosenko was a KGB defector and a figure of significant controversy within the U.S. intelligence community, since his claims contradicted another defector, Anatoliy Golitsyn, who believed he was a KGB plant...
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Nosenko was born in the village of Berlevets in Bryansk Oblast
Bryansk Oblast
Bryansk Oblast is a federal subject of Russia . Its administrative center is the city of Bryansk. Population: 1,278,087 .-History:...
and joined the Nikolayev shipyard as a messenger boy in 1914. He became a trade unionist and after completing military service and graduating from the Nikolayev Shipbuilding Institute returned to the yard as a manager. Between 1938 and 1939 he was managing director of the Baltic Yard in Leningrad. He was appointed Narkom (minister) of shipbuilding in 1940 and was also 1st deputy commissar of the tank industry during the war. He was elected to the supreme Soviet in 1954 and between 1954 and 1956 was also head of the Ministry of Medium Machine Building (Atomic Energy)
At his funeral, important leaders of the Soviet Union, including Nikita Khrushchev
Nikita Khrushchev
Nikita Sergeyevich Khrushchev led the Soviet Union during part of the Cold War. He served as First Secretary of the Communist Party of the Soviet Union from 1953 to 1964, and as Chairman of the Council of Ministers, or Premier, from 1958 to 1964...
, Georgi Malenkov, Nikolai Bulganin
Nikolai Bulganin
Nikolai Alexandrovich Bulganin was a prominent Soviet politician, who served as Minister of Defense and Premier of the Soviet Union . The Bulganin beard is named after him.-Early career:...
and Kliment Voroshilov
Kliment Voroshilov
Kliment Yefremovich Voroshilov , popularly known as Klim Voroshilov was a Soviet military officer, politician, and statesman...
, formed the honor guard
Honor guard
An honor guard, or ceremonial guard, is a ceremonial unit, usually military in nature and composed of volunteers who are carefully screened for their physical ability and dexterity...
. He has been commemorated with a bronze plaque in the Kremlin
Kremlin
A kremlin , same root as in kremen is a major fortified central complex found in historic Russian cities. This word is often used to refer to the best-known one, the Moscow Kremlin, or metonymically to the government that is based there...
wall.
Nosenko was awarded:
- Order of LeninOrder of LeninThe Order of Lenin , named after the leader of the Russian October Revolution, was the highest decoration bestowed by the Soviet Union...
- 3 times - Order of NakhimovOrder of NakhimovOrder of Nakhimov is one of the highest naval awards in former USSR and nominally in Russian Federation, along with the order of Ushakov. Established on March 3, 1944, it has two classes, both of them feature an anchor-shaped star...
1st class - Order of the Red Banner of LabourOrder of the Red Banner of LabourThe Order of the Red Banner of Labour was an order of the Soviet Union for accomplishments in labour and civil service. It is the labour counterpart of the military Order of the Red Banner. A few institutions and factories, being the pride of Soviet Union, also received the order.-History:The Red...
- Order of the Red StarOrder of the Red StarEstablished on 6 April 1930, the Order of the Red Star was an order of the Soviet Union, given to Red Army and Soviet Navy personnel for "exceptional service in the cause of the defense of the Soviet Union in both war and peace". It was established by Resolution of the Presidium of the CEC of the...
- Order of the Badge of HonorOrder of the Badge of HonorThe Order of the Badge of Honour was a civilian award of the Soviet Union.It was instituted on 25 November 1935 and conferred on citizens of the USSR for outstanding achievements in production, scientific research and social, cultural and other forms of social activity, for promotion of economic,...
Further reading
- IVAN NOSENKO DIES; SOVIET MINISTER, 54, New York Times, August 4, 1956, Saturday