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Political and Soviet Marshal it
was born in Verjneye (Ukraine) 4 of February of 1881 and died
in Moscow 3 of December of 1969. It was president of the
Soviet Union of 1953 to 1960s.
Son of a railway worker, when was counting only seven years, began
to work in some mines. To the sixteen were found incorporated
to the revolutionary movement. Three years afterwards was
organizing a revolutionary cell among the workers of the metallurgical
plant where was working. In 1903 was enlisted in the Socialdemocratic
Party of the Workers and three years afterwards participated in
quality of delegate of his split in the Congress celebrated in Estocolm, near
Lenin, with who joined great friendship and with
who began to collaborate narrowly. In 1907 was pursued by
their activities againts the czarist regime happening among the
jail and the exile community until 1914. During the World
War I began their activities fight as chief of guerrilla against
the Germans. In 1917 Lenin ordered to his country of origin, Ukraine, where must be faced with the military forces antibolcheviks
organizing the guerrilla and the embryonic army that thereinafter
would aim hard blows to the forces of the German emperor.
Defended with Stalin the city of Tsaritsyn and happened then to
integrate the War Council of Moscow and the first Politburo of
the Revolution. For be one of the favorites of Stalin, this
ascended to the degree of general, and, in 1921, was appointed
member of the Central Committee of the Communist Party of the
Soviet Union. Upon expiring Mikhail Vasilievich Frunze in
1925, assumed the presidency of the Revolutionary Military Council,
as well as the post of Defense delegate of the U.S.S.R.
In his rapid ascension career in the power, per year following
was appointed member of the Politburo, organizing the purge of
the army in order to maintain it under the personal power of Stalin.
Under their orders fell sixteen thousand official of the army.
His effective action cost to him the recognition of Stalin, who
in 1935 named to him first marshal of the U.S.S.R.
In 1937 effected a second importance purge, for which were executed
eight general lieutenants. Acted in the Finland campaign
(1939-40), but his failure in this front caused his substitution
by the marshal Timoschenko.
When the Soviet Union was assaulted by the military forces of Hitler, Vorosilov assumed the command of the Armies of the North.
In 1941 was assigned to him the defense of the north front, where
suffered also strong routs. Upon ending the war with the victory
of the allies as compared to the Germans, negotiated the Finland
armistices and of Hungary and it was commissioned of the sovietization
of this last country. Change to Moscow as viceminister of Stalin, upon dying this happened to Schvernik as president of
the Supreme Soviet, cargo that exercised until 1960s.
Vorosilov abandons the headquarters of the State as consequence
of the desestalinization carried out by Nikita Kruschev, and it
is substituted by Leonid Breznev. After the fall of Kruschev,
in 1964, is closed the era of ostracism for Vorosilov: the
arm right to Stalin reappears of new in public in official ceremonies,
though his political life can be given by ended. The name
of Vorosilov passes to the history of the Soviet Union narrowly
bound to the of Stalin, who granted to him important decorations
and titles, among those which fits to cite: two times Hero
of the Soviet Union, eight orders of Lenin and six orders of the
Red Flag.
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