Grishin was born in Serpukhov, in the Moscow Governorate of the Russian Empire. In his early years, he worked on the Moscovy railroad, as a spike driver who retrofitted its railway system. He served in the Red Army from 1938 until 1940. In 1941, he was a Communist party functionary. He eventually rose to become leader of the Communist party in the city of Moscow from 1967 until 1985. He was renowned for his hardline stance.
During the final months of Konstantin Chernenko's life, Grishin had been considered as a possible contender to succeed Chernenko as General Secretary, and as a possible alternative to Mikhail Gorbachev.[1] In an attempt to stress his closeness to Chernenko, he dragged the terminally ill Soviet leader out to vote in early 1985. This action by Grishin backfired and was almost universally viewed as a cruel act. After Chernenko's death in March 1985, he declined to put himself forward as a candidate for succession and instead offered his support, albeit lukewarm, to Gorbachev. Gorbachev was subsequently unanimously elected as the General Secretary.
In late-December 1985, Grishin was replaced by Boris Yeltsin as the First Secretary of the Moscow party committee. On 18 February 1986, Grishin lost his position as a member of the Politburo.[2]
In a 1991 interview with the conservative Russian newspaper Molodaya Gvardiya, he claimed the only reason he lost was because "younger Party leaders, such as Yegor Ligachev, supported Gorbachev because they feared that if I had become Party boss, they would lose their posts."
Deathedit
On 25 May 1992, Grishin died at the age of 77. He suffered a heart attack at a welfare office in Moscow, where he went to register an increase in his state pension.
Referencesedit
^Garthoff, Raymond L. (1994). The Great Transition: American-Soviet Relations and the End of the Cold War. Washington, D.C.: Brookings Institution. pp. 168, 203. ISBN0-8157-3060-8.
^. CIA FOIA Reading Room. 13 March 1986. p. 3. Archived from the original on January 23, 2017.
viktor, grishin, this, article, includes, list, references, related, reading, external, links, sources, remain, unclear, because, lacks, inline, citations, please, help, improve, this, article, introducing, more, precise, citations, february, 2013, learn, when. This article includes a list of references related reading or external links but its sources remain unclear because it lacks inline citations Please help improve this article by introducing more precise citations February 2013 Learn how and when to remove this message For the Russian economist and politician see Viktor Grishin economist Viktor Vasilyevich Grishin Russian Vi ktor Vasi levich Gri shin 18 September O S 5 September 1914 25 May 1992 was a Soviet politician He was a candidate 1961 1971 and full member 1971 1986 of the Politburo of the Central Committee of the Communist Party of the Soviet Union Viktor GrishinViktor GrishinFirst Secretary of the Moscow City Committee of the Communist PartyIn office 27 June 1967 24 December 1985Preceded byNikolai YegorychevSucceeded byBoris YeltsinChairman of the All Union Central Council of Trade UnionsIn office 17 March 1956 11 July 1967Preceded byNikolai ShvernikSucceeded byAlexander ShelepinFull member of the 24th 25th 26th PolitburoIn office 9 April 1971 18 February 1986Candidate member of the 22nd 23rd PolitburoIn office 31 October 1961 9 April 1971Full member of the 19th 20th 22nd 23rd 24th 25th 26th Central CommitteeIn office 16 October 1952 6 March 1986Personal detailsBornViktor Vasilyevich Grishin18 September O S 5 September 1914Serpukhov Moscow Governorate Russian EmpireDied25 May 1992 1992 05 25 aged 77 Moscow RussiaNationalitySovietPolitical partyCommunist Party of the Soviet Union 1939 1986 Contents 1 Biography 2 Death 3 References 4 External linksBiography editGrishin was born in Serpukhov in the Moscow Governorate of the Russian Empire In his early years he worked on the Moscovy railroad as a spike driver who retrofitted its railway system He served in the Red Army from 1938 until 1940 In 1941 he was a Communist party functionary He eventually rose to become leader of the Communist party in the city of Moscow from 1967 until 1985 He was renowned for his hardline stance During the final months of Konstantin Chernenko s life Grishin had been considered as a possible contender to succeed Chernenko as General Secretary and as a possible alternative to Mikhail Gorbachev 1 In an attempt to stress his closeness to Chernenko he dragged the terminally ill Soviet leader out to vote in early 1985 This action by Grishin backfired and was almost universally viewed as a cruel act After Chernenko s death in March 1985 he declined to put himself forward as a candidate for succession and instead offered his support albeit lukewarm to Gorbachev Gorbachev was subsequently unanimously elected as the General Secretary In late December 1985 Grishin was replaced by Boris Yeltsin as the First Secretary of the Moscow party committee On 18 February 1986 Grishin lost his position as a member of the Politburo 2 In a 1991 interview with the conservative Russian newspaper Molodaya Gvardiya he claimed the only reason he lost was because younger Party leaders such as Yegor Ligachev supported Gorbachev because they feared that if I had become Party boss they would lose their posts Death editOn 25 May 1992 Grishin died at the age of 77 He suffered a heart attack at a welfare office in Moscow where he went to register an increase in his state pension References edit Garthoff Raymond L 1994 The Great Transition American Soviet Relations and the End of the Cold War Washington D C Brookings Institution pp 168 203 ISBN 0 8157 3060 8 USSR Politburo and Secretariat Changes Under Gorbachev CIA FOIA Reading Room 13 March 1986 p 3 Archived from the original on January 23 2017 External links editArchie Brown The Gorbachev Factor Oxford University Press 1997 ISBN 978 0 19 288052 9 Viktor Grishin Ex Moscow Party Chief Dies at 77 New York Times 27 May 1992 Accessed 14 December 2009 nbsp Wikimedia Commons has media related to Viktor Grishin Party political offices Preceded byNikolay Yegorychev First Secretary of the Moscow Communist Party4 October 1967 23 December 1985 Succeeded byBoris Yeltsin Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Viktor Grishin amp oldid 1213268688, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,