Likhachev Ivan

The son of a peasant. In 1908 he joined the workers at Putilovsky Plant (St. Petersburg). In 1915, drafted into the army, served in the Baltic Fleet, then on the Western Front. In June 1917, entered into RSDLP (b). In October. 1917 joined the Red Guard in Helsingfors. Since 1918 the Red Army, then in the organs of the Cheka. From 1921 on trade union work: Head. economic department and the provincial department of communications of the Moscow Council of Trade Unions. In 1926 he was appointed director of the Likhachev automobile factory AMO, which in 1931 was renamed the plant named after Stalin (VMS). 5/2/1339 When the separation of the USSR People's Commissariat of Engineering was established NKSM, Likhachev was appointed People's Commissar. Since 1939 member of the Central Committee of the CPSU (b). 2/10/1940 for the "repeated failure of government decisions and the unacceptable practice of violations of specific directives of the Government on the observance of discipline in the technological process of production at enterprises of the People's Commissariat" was removed from office and re-appointed as Director ZISa,
. At the XVIII Conference of the CPSU (b) in Feb.. 1941 derived from the CC as "not fulfilled the duties of a member of the Central Committee of the CPSU (b). In October. 1941 the plant was evacuated to the Urals and the basis for the Maissky Automobile Engine. Chelyabinsk Forge-pressing, Shadrinskiy avtoagregatny'j and Ulyanovsk Automobile Plant. Following the decision of the State Defense Committee in Feb.. 1942 directed the restoration ZISa. In 1950-63 director of the Moscow Machine-Building Plant of the Ministry of Aviation Industry of the USSR. After the death of I.V. Stalin began a new stage in his career Likhachev: Minister of Road Transport and Highways of the USSR (Aug.. 1953 - May 1956 and June 1956). On Feb.. 1956 a candidate member of the CPSU Central Committee. Ashes interred in the Kremlin wall. After his death in June 1956 the Moscow Automobile Plant (formerly LIS) was named Likhachev - ZIL.