Apollon Systsov
Apollon Systsov | |
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| File:Sign of A. S. Systsov.png Signature of A. S. Systsov | |
| Minister of Aviation Industry | |
| In office 1985 – August 1991 | |
| Preceded by | Ivan Silayev |
| Succeeded by | Office abolished |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Apollon Sergeevich Systsov 25 September 1929 Melekess, Soviet Union |
| Died | 8 May 2005 (aged 75) Moscow, Russia |
| Resting place | Troyekurovskoye cemetery, Moscow |
| Nationality | Russian |
| Party | Communist Party |
Apollon Systsov (Russian: Аполлон Сысцов; 25 September 1929 – 8 May 2005) was a Soviet engineer and statesman who held several posts. He was the last minister of aviation industry.
Early life and education
[edit | edit source]Systsov was born in Melekess (now Dimitrovgrad) on 25 September 1929.[1] His father worked as a Russian-language teacher.[2] He graduated from the Tashkent Polytechnic Institute obtaining a degree in mechanical engineering with a focus on aircraft construction.[1][3]
Career
[edit | edit source]Following his graduation Systsov worked at the Tashkent Aviation Plant.[1] After working in different posts he was made the general director of the Ulyanovsk Aviation Industrial Complex and a member of the collegium of the Ministry of Aviation Industry.[1] He joined the Communist Party and was among its central committee members.[3] He was appointed first deputy minister of the aviation industry in 1981 and remained in the post until 1985.[4] Systsov was named as the minister of the aviation industry in 1985, replacing Ivan Silayev in the post.[4] Systsov's term as minister ended in August 1991 when the ministry was also disestablished.[1]
Death
[edit | edit source]Systsov died in Moscow on 8 May 2005 and was buried at the Troyekurovskoye cemetery, Moscow.[1]
Awards
[edit | edit source]Systsov was the recipient of the following: Order of Lenin, Order of the October Revolution and Order of the Red Banner of Labour (twice) and USSR State Prize.[1]
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- 20th-century Russian engineers
- 21st-century Russian engineers
- 1929 births
- 2005 deaths
- Members of the Central Committee of the 27th Congress of the Communist Party of the Soviet Union
- Recipients of the Lenin Prize
- People's commissars and ministers of the Soviet Union
- Recipients of the Order of the Red Banner of Labour
- Soviet mechanical engineers
- Burials in Troyekurovskoye Cemetery
- Recipients of the USSR State Prize