Abrasimov Pyotr Andreyevich

(genus. 16.V.1912, pos. Bahusheusk Vitebsk region)
He began his career as an electrician in Vitebsk. In subsequent years, was in charge of the club, was the director of art gallery. In 1939-41 he. - Head of the regional department of the Arts, director of the Drama Theater in Brest. Member of the Great Patriotic War: in 1941-42 he. - Commissioner of a separate Tank Battalion (Western Front) in 1942-44. - Assistant Chief of the Central Headquarters of Partisan Movement and the first secretary of the CC CP (b) Belarus.
Graduated from Belarusian State University (1951), College of the CC, CPSU (1949). In the postwar years was on the leading work in the BSSR and in 1948-56 he. - First Deputy Chairman of the Council of Ministers of the BSSR, secretary of the Communist Party (Bolsheviks) of Belarus. In 1956-61 he. - The diplomatic work: Minister-Counselor of the USSR in the PRC (1956-57 gg.), The Soviet Ambassador to Poland (1957-61 gg.).
Since February 1961. December 1962. - First Secretary of the Smolensk Regional Committee of the CPSU, the Soviet Ambassador to East Germany (1962-1971, 1975-1983 gg.), France (1971-73 gg.). In 1973-75 he. headed the department of the CPSU Central Committee. Since 1983, Mr.. until his retirement in 1986. - Chairman of the USSR State Committee for Foreign Tourism. Delegate XXII-XXVI CPSU Congresses. He was awarded three Orders of Lenin, the Order of the October Revolution, World War 2-nd degree, the Labor Red Banner, Red Star and many medals.

Lit.: Composition of central organs of the CPSU, elected XXVI Congress of the Party. - M., 1982. - P. 72; Diplomatic Dictionary. - T. 1. - M., 1984. - P.9; Essays on the History of the Smolensk Communist Party organization. - M., 1970. - P. 462, 478.
I.N. Belyaev