Boris Shcherbina
Soviet politician (1919–1990), vice-chairman of the Council of Ministers
Boris Yevdokimovich Shcherbina (Ukrainian: Борис Євдокимович Щербина; 5 October 1919 – 22 August 1990) was a Ukrainian Soviet politician. He was a vice-chairman of the Council of Ministers of the Soviet Union from 1984 to 1989. He was in charge of Soviet crisis management of two major catastrophes: the 1986 Chernobyl disaster and the 1988 Armenian earthquake.[1][2]
Boris Shcherbina | |
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Deputy Chairman of the Council of Ministers | |
In office 13 January 1984 – 7 June 1989 | |
Chairman | |
Minister of Construction of the Oil and Gas Industries | |
In office 11 December 1973 – 13 January 1984 | |
Chairman | |
Preceded by | Aleksei K. Kortunov |
Succeeded by | Vladimir G. Chirskov |
Personal details | |
Born | Debaltsevo, Ukrainian SSR | 5 October 1919
Died | 22 August 1990 Moscow, Russian SFSR | (aged 70)
Resting place | Novodevichy Cemetery |
Spouse(s) | Raisa Pavlovna Shcherbina |
Children | Yuri Borisovich Shcherbina |
Occupation | Railway engineer |
Known for | Crisis management of the 1986 Chernobyl disaster and 1988 Armenian earthquake; Chairman of the Chernobyl Commission |
Awards | Hero of Socialist Labor |
Military service | |
Allegiance | Soviet Union |
Service years | 1939–1942 |
Conflict | Russo-Finnish War |
References
change- ↑ Hewitt, Ed A.; Winston, Victor H. (1 December 2010). Milestones in Glasnost and Perestroyka: Politics and People. Brookings Institution Press. pp. 20–. ISBN 978-0-8157-1914-4.
- ↑ Plokhy, Serhii (15 May 2018). Chernobyl: The History of a Nuclear Catastrophe. Basic Books. pp. 299–. ISBN 978-1-5416-1708-7.