Aleksandr Gitalov
Aleksandr Vasilyevich Gitalov (Script error: The function "langx" does not exist.; 27 May [O.S. 14 May ] 1915 – 17 March 1994) was a Soviet politician and Soviet innovator of collective farm production, twice Hero of the Socialist Labour.
Aleksandr Gitalov | |
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Александр Гиталов | |
| Deputy of the Supreme Soviet of the Soviet Union | |
| In office 1949–1989 | |
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| Born | 27 May 1915 Elisavetgrad uezd, Kherson Governorate , Russian Empire |
| Died | 17 March 1994 Novouzensky District, Kirovograd Oblast, Ukraine |
| Political party | Communist Party of the Soviet Union (1948–1989) |
| Spouse(s) | Antonina Gitalova |
| Children | Anatoly, Vasily, Vera |
| Parents | Vasily Gitalov (father) Maria Gitalova (mother) |
| Occupation | Farmer, writer, politician |
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Biography
Gitalov was born on 27 May [O.S. 14 May] 1915, in the village of Tatarovka, Elisavetgrad uezd, Kherson province, Russian empire. He lived in a poor peasant family. His father, Vasily Gitalov, fought in the civil war, was wounded in the war and soon died of typhus.
He began his career at a Kamyshevatoye collective farm in 1929. In 1934, he graduated from a tractor driving course. In 1936, he was a foreman of the tractor brigade of Malopomoshnyanskaya MTS in Novoukrainsky raion. After the dissolution of the MTS in 1958, he held the same position at the collective farm.
He joined the Red Army during the Great Patriotic War. After the war, he continued to work as a foreman at Malopomoshnyanskaya MTS. In 1947, he received an average of 22.4 centners of rye per hectare on an area of 165 hectares[1]. He was awarded the Hero of Socialist Labour and an Order of Lenin.
Party Career
In 1948, he joined the Communist Party of the Soviet Union, he was a member of the Soviet Peace Committee, and he was also a member of the Central Committee of the Communist Party of Ukraine since 1956. In 1954, he was appointed a deputy of the Soviet of Nationalities.[2] He was awarded again the Hero of the Socialist Labour in 1958 for his success in the development of agriculture.
Death
He retired in 1989 and moved to his hometown in Ukraine SSR before the Dissolution of the Soviet Union. He died on 17 March 1994[3] from natural causes at the age of 78, and was buried in a new cemetery in his native village.
Awards
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Hero of Socialist Labour, twice (16 February 1948 & 26 February 1958) |
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Order of Lenin, three times (16 February 1948, 8 December 1973 & 24 May 1985) |
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Order of the October Revolution |
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USSR State Prize (1975) |
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Order of the Patriotic War, 2nd degree (11 March 1985) |
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Order of Friendship of Peoples (26 May 1975) |
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Order of the Red Banner of Labour |
References
- ↑ Decree “On awarding the title of Hero of Socialist Labor to the leading agricultural workers of the Ukrainian SSR” dated February 16, 1948
- ↑ "Список депутатов Верховного Совета СССР 11 созыва". Archived from the original on 2013-04-28. Retrieved 2015-03-08. Unknown parameter
|url-status=ignored (help) - ↑ Some sources state he died on 21 March 1994
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