Yakov Ryabov Petpovich

Born March 24, 1928 d. Salkovo Pervomaisky district of the Yaroslavl region.
He graduated from engineering college, specializing in design, manufacture and testing of tank diesel engines ". He graduated from the Ural Polytechnic Institute.
Academician of the two academies. Author of more than 70 papers and books on scientific and technological progress and the problems of production efficiency. Wrote a book about his work in the Urals and in the higher echelons of Soviet power, as well as a diplomat
. bc October 1942 he studied engineering in college, specializing in design, manufacture and testing of tank of diesel engines and also worked at the Uralmash (UZTM) lathe, then a milling machine, driller, karuselschikom
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In 1944 the military training joined the Komsomol.
In 1946, after graduating from college, I was sent to the 76-th plant - now the Ural Turbomotorny (UTMZ). Engaged in the design and production of tank engines.
Simultaneously, he studied at the Ural politehniches kominstitute part-time.
He was a member of the factory committee of the Komsomol, was elected to the other parent Komsomol organizations.
In 1971 he was elected the first secretary of the Sverdlovsk Regional Party Committee.
In October 1976. was elected Secretary of the CPSU, was in charge of the defense industry.
In April 1979. of disagreements with the Soviet Defense Minister Dmitri Ustinov was dismissed as Secretary of the CPSU.
He then worked as deputy chairman of Gosplan, the President of the USSR State Committee for Foreign Economic Relations, Vice-Chairman of the Council of Ministers of the USSR.
In 1986-1990. - Soviet Ambassador in France.
In 1990. retired.
Now - Chairman of the Association to promote the Ural region, co-chairman of the Party of Pensioners.