Nikolai Shvernik
Nikolai Shvernik | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Николай Шверник | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Shvernik in 1938 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Chairman of the Presidium of the Supreme Soviet of the Soviet Union | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| In office 19 March 1946 – 15 March 1953 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Premier | Joseph Stalin Georgy Malenkov | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Preceded by | Mikhail Kalinin | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Succeeded by | Kliment Voroshilov | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Deputy Chairman of the Presidium of the Supreme Soviet of the Soviet Union | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| In office 4 March 1944 – 25 June 1946 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Chairman | Mikhail Kalinin | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Preceded by | Office established | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Succeeded by | Office abolished; Vasily Kuznetsov (1977) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Chairman of the Presidium of the Supreme Soviet of the Russian SFSR | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| In office 4 March 1944 – 25 June 1946 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Premier | Alexei Kosygin Mikhail Rodionov | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Preceded by | Alexei Badayev | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Succeeded by | Ivan Vlasov | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Born | 7 May 1888 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Died | 24 December 1970 (aged 82) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Resting place | Kremlin Wall Necropolis, Moscow | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Party | RSDLP (Bolsheviks) (1905–1918) Russian Communist Party (1918–1966) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Spouse | Mariya Fedorovna Ulazovskaya | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Nikolai Mikhailovich Shvernik (Russian: Николай Михайлович Шверник, 19 May [O.S. 7 May] 1888 – 24 December 1970) was a Soviet politician who served as the second chairman of the Presidium of the Supreme Soviet (head of state) from 1946 until 1953. Though he was the head of state, Shvernik had very little power as Joseph Stalin, the premier at the time, had most of the power due to his position as general secretary of the CPSU, the de facto leader.