Mikhail Suslov 1902 – 1982

Biography

Mikhail Suslov was born on November 21, 1902, in Shakhovskoye, beginning a life that would span the transformative decades of Soviet history. Over his eighty years, he became a prominent statesman whose career reflected the complexities of Soviet governance during much of the twentieth century.

Suslov’s life concluded on January 25, 1982, in Moscow, when he suffered a myocardial infarction. His death marked the end of a significant era in Soviet political history. The recognition afforded to him in death—burial at the Kremlin Wall Necropolis in Moscow’s Tverskoy District—underscored the prominence he had achieved during his years of service.

Though his decades of work have been the subject of historical study and debate, Suslov’s legacy remains woven into the fabric of Soviet-era politics. He is remembered as a figure of considerable influence during a pivotal period in Russian and world history.