Boris Kravtsov

Boris Kravtsov (born 28 December 1922) is a Russian former jurist and politician who served as the justice minister of the Soviet Union between 1984 and 1989.

Boris Kravtsov
Minister of Justice
In office
12 April 1984 – 7 June 1989
PresidentKonstantin Chernenko
Mikhail Gorbachev
Preceded byVladimir Terebilov
Succeeded byVeniamin Yakovlev
Personal details
Born
Boris Vasilyevich Kravtsov

(1922-12-28) 28 December 1922
Moscow, Soviet Union
NationalityRussian
Political partyCommunist Party of the Soviet Union (1943–1991)
Spouse(s)Tatyana Ivanovna Kravtsova
Alma materMoscow Law School

Biography

Kravtsov was born in Moscow on 28 December 1922.[1] In 1941 he graduated from a high school and joined the Red Army.[2] He was part of the Soviet military forces which liberated Ukraine from the Nazi invasion.[3] In September 1945 Kravtsov began his studies at the Moscow Law School and graduated in 1947.[1] Following his graduation he worked as a judge in different regions.[1] He also graduated from the All Union Correspondence Law Institute in 1952.[1] He was named the deputy prosecutor of the Russian Soviet Federative Socialist Republic (RSFSR) in 1960 and in 1971 he became the prosecutor of the RSFSR.[1] On 12 April 1984 he was appointed minister of justice of the Soviet Union replacing Vladimir Terebilov in the post.[4] Kravtsov was in office until 7 June 1989.[1]

Kravtsov was the member of the Communist Party between 1943 and 1991.[1] He served as a deputy at the Supreme Soviet in the 11th convocation from 1984 to 1989.[2] He retired from public office in 1989.[1]

Personal life
Vladimir Putin and Boris Kravtsov in the award ceremony in Moscow on 2 February 2022

Kravtsov married Tatyana Ivanovna Kravtsova.[2] He has two daughters.[2]

Awards

For his activities in World War II Kravtsov was given the Gold Star of the Hero of the Soviet Union in May 1944.[1] In February 2022 he was awarded the highest degree of the For service to the Fatherland Order.[3]

References
  1. "Boris Vasilyevich Kravtsov" (in Russian). War Heroes. Retrieved 4 April 2022.
  2. "КРАВЦОВ Борис Васильевич" (in Russian). Biography. Retrieved 4 April 2022.
  3. "Putin presented state awards to outstanding figures in the Kremlin". The Tribune. Tass. 3 February 2022. Retrieved 4 April 2022.
  4. "High Justice Officials Are Shuffled in Soviet". The New York Times. 4 May 1984. Retrieved 4 April 2022.
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