Biography
Kliment Yefremovich Voroshilov (Russian: Климент Ефремович Ворошилов ; Ukrainian: Климент Охрімович Ворошилов), popularly known as Klim Voroshilov (Russian: Клим Ворошилов; 4 February 1881 – 2 December 1969), was a prominent Soviet military officer and politician during the Stalin-era. He was one of the original five Marshals of the Soviet Union, the highest military rank of the Soviet Union, and served as Chairman of the Presidium of the Supreme Soviet, the nominal Soviet head of state, from 1953 to 1960.
Born to a Russian worker's family in Ukraine, Voroshilov took part in the Russian Revolution of 1917 as an early member of the Bolsheviks. He served with distinction at the Battle of Tsaritsyn, during which he became a close friend of Stalin. Voroshilov was elected to the Central Committee of the Communist Party in 1921, and in 1925 Stalin appointed him People's Commissar for Military and Navy Affairs (later People's Commissar for Defence). In 1926, he became a full member of the Politburo. In 1935, Voroshilov was named a Marshal of the Soviet Union.
At the outbreak of World War II, Voroshilov was held responsible for Soviet failures in Finland during the Winter War and was replaced as Defense Commissar by Semyon Timoshenko. Following the German invasion in June 1941, he was recalled and appointed to the State Defense Committee. Voroshilov failed to stop the German encirclement of Leningrad and was again relieved from his command in September 1941.
After the war, Voroshilov oversaw the establishment of a socialist regime in Hungary. Following Stalin's death in 1953, Voroshilov was appointed Chairman of the Presidium of the Supreme Soviet. His fortunes declined during the rise of Nikita Khrushchev and the Supreme Soviet turned against him. He peacefully resigned in 1960, although he came out of retirement in 1966 and re-joined the party. Voroshilov died in 1969 at the age of 88.
Filmography
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Movies 6
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TV Shows 2
Stalin and the Katyn Massacre (2020)
Загадки века с Сергеем Медведевым (2016)
Beginning (1967)
Victory Parade (1945)
Our Cinema (1940)
Kino-Pravda No. 21 (1925)
The History of the Civil War (1921)
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Known ForActing
GenderMale
Birthday1881-02-04
Deathday1969-12-02 (88 years old)
Birth PlaceVerkhnee, Lisichanskaya volost, Bakhmutovskiy uezd, Ekaterinoslavskaya governorate, Russian Empire
Religionatheism
CitizenshipsRussian Empire, Soviet Union
Also Known AsКлимент Ворошилов
AwardsOrder of the Republic, Order of the Red Banner, Medal "For the Victory over Japan" of Mongolia, Hero of the Mongolian People's Republic, Grand Cross with Collar of the Order of the White Rose of Finland, Order of the Polar Star, Order of Suvorov, 1st class, Order of Merit of the Hungarian People's Republic, Medal "In Commemoration of the 800th Anniversary of Moscow", Order of the Queen of Sheba, "Hammer and Sickle" gold medal, Gold Star, Gold Star medal, Medal "In Commemoration of the 250th Anniversary of Leningrad", Jubilee Medal "40 Years of the Armed Forces of the USSR", Jubilee Medal "XX Years of the Workers' and Peasants' Red Army", Royal Order of Cambodia, Medal "For the Defence of Moscow", Medal "For the Defence of the Caucasus", Jubilee Medal "30 Years of the Soviet Army and Navy", Medal "For the Defence of Leningrad", Jubilee Medal "Twenty Years of Victory in the Great Patriotic War 1941–1945", Jubilee Medal "50 Years of the Armed Forces of the USSR", Order of Sukhbaatar, Honorary Revolutionary Weapon, Medal "For the Victory over Germany in the Great Patriotic War 1941–1945", Hero of Socialist Labour, Order of Lenin, Hero of the Soviet Union
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