| Office | First Deputy Prime Minister of the Council of Ministers |
|---|---|
| Premier | Nikolai Ryzhkov |
| Term start | 27 July 1989 |
| Term end | 31 August 1990 |
| Office 2 | Minister of Agriculture |
| Premier 2 | Nikolai Ryzhkov |
| Term start 2 | 28 May |
| Term end 2 | 23 November 1985 |
| Predecessor 2 | Vitaly Vorotnikov |
| Successor 2 | Victor Nikonov |
| Birth name | Vladilen Valentinovich Nikitin |
| Birth date | 30 October 1936 |
| Birth place | Omsk, RSFSR, Soviet Union |
| Death date | 27 May 2021 (aged 84) |
| Resting place | Vagankovo Cemetery, Moscow, Russia |
| Party | Communist Party |
| Alma mater | Omsk Agricultural Institute Higher Party School |
| Native name | Владилен Никитин |
Vladilen Valentinovich Nikitin (Russian: Владилен Валентинович Никитин; 30 October 1936 – 27 May 2021) was a Russian engineer and politician. He served as first deputy premier during the Gorbachev Era.
Biography
Nikitin was born in 1936.[1] He attended the Omsk Agricultural Institute and then the Higher Party School at the CPSU Central Committee and graduated with a degree in mechanical engineering.[1]
Nikitin worked as senior engineer until 1976 when he was appointed chairman of the Tyumen Oblast.[1][2] In 1985, he became minister of agriculture and then first deputy chairman of the state agroindustrial committee, Gosagroprom.[1][3] He served as first deputy prime minister under Soviet President Mikhail Gorbachev.[4] He was also appointed chairman of the state commission for food and purchasing, becoming the first executive of the body.[3] He was fired by Gorbachev on 31 August 1990 due to cigarette shortage which caused demonstrations in Moscow.[4]
He died on 27 May 2021, and was buried at the Vagankovo Cemetery.[5][6]
References
- ^ "Soviet Union". JPRS Report. 12 December 1989. Archived from the original on 12 September 2013. Retrieved 12 September 2013.
- ^ "Russia - Provincie Oblast". Portal Estoria. Archived from the original on 26 July 2017. Retrieved 12 September 2013.
- ^ Eugene Huskey (1992). Executive Power and Soviet Politics: The Rise and Decline of the Soviet State. Armonk, NY: M. E. Sharpe. p. 168. ISBN 9781563240607.
- ^ "Gorbachev Dismisses One of His Top Aides In Cigarette Shortage". The New York Times. Reuters. 31 August 1990. Retrieved 12 September 2013.
- ^ "Памяти В.В. Никитина" (in Russian). Communist Party of the Russian Federation. 27 May 2021. Retrieved 7 December 2021.
- ^ "НИКИТИН Владилен Валентинович (1936 – 2021)" (in Russian). Moscow-Tombs. Retrieved 19 October 2023.