Andrey Filatov (engineer)
Andrey Dmitrievich Filatov | |
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Андрей Дмитриевич Филатов | |
| Born | 19 August 1912 |
| Died | 6 June 1973 (aged 60) |
| Resting place | Pravoberezhny Cemetery, Magnitogorsk |
| Occupations | Metallurgical engineer, industrial manager |
| Known for | Director of Magnitogorsk Metallurgical Combine (1968–1973) |
| Political party | Communist Party of the Soviet Union (from 1950) |
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Andrey Dmitrievich Filatov (Russian: Андрей Дмитриевич Филатов; 19 August 1912 – 6 June 1973) was a Soviet metallurgical engineer and industrial manager. He served as the eleventh director of the Magnitogorsk Metallurgical Combine (MMK), the largest metallurgical enterprise in the Soviet Union, from March 1968 until his death in 1973. He received the title of Hero of Socialist Labour in 1971 and was a laureate of the State Prize of the USSR (1969).