Mikhail Rodionov | |
|---|---|
| Михаил Родионов | |
 Rodionov in 1939 | |
| Chairman of the Council of Ministers of the RSFSR | |
| In office 23 March 1946 – 9 March 1949 | |
| Preceded by | Alexei Kosygin |
| Succeeded by | Boris Chernousov |
| Personal details | |
| Born | (1907-10-25)25 October 1907 Ratunino,Makaryev Uyezd,Nizhny Novgorod Governorate,Russian Empire |
| Died | 1 October 1950(1950-10-01) (aged 42) Leningrad,Russian SFSR,Soviet Union |
| Resting place | Levashovo Memorial Cemetery |
| Nationality | Soviet |
| Political party | All-Union Communist Party (Bolsheviks) (1929–1949) |
Mikhail Ivanovich Rodionov (Russian:Михаи́л Ива́нович Родио́нов; 25 October [O.S. 12 October] 1907 – 1 October 1950) was aSoviet-Russian statesman who, from 1946 to 1949, was theChairman of theCouncil of Ministers of theRussian SFSR.[1] He was purged during theLeningrad affair.
He created a proposal for a new state flag of the RSFSR, but it was rejected. It consisted of a traditional Russian tricolour flag with a hammer and sickle in the middle.[citation needed] Together withNikolai Voznesensky, he was sentenced to death in 1950 based on accusations ofembezzlement from the Soviet State budget for "unapproved business in Leningrad", which was labeled anti-Soviet treason, at the Leningrad Affair case.[2] He was a close companion ofAlexei Kosygin.[citation needed]
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