Nikolai Shvernik 1888 – 1970

Biography

Nikolai Shvernik was born on May 19, 1888, in Saint Petersburg during a period of significant change in the Russian Empire. He would go on to become one of the Soviet Union’s prominent political figures, serving as chairman of the Presidium of the Supreme Soviet. His career spanned much of the twentieth century, allowing him to witness and participate in the transformation of Russia through revolution and the establishment of the Soviet state.

Throughout his years in politics, Shvernik held positions of considerable responsibility within the Soviet government structure. His role as chairman of the Presidium of the Supreme Soviet placed him among the nation’s most influential leaders during critical periods in Soviet history. His long career reflected his commitment to the political institutions and ideology of the Soviet system.

Shvernik spent his final years in Moscow, where he died on December 24, 1970, at the age of eighty-two. The honor of his burial at the Kremlin Wall Necropolis in the Tverskoy District testified to his standing as a significant figure in Soviet history. His legacy remains part of the historical record of the Soviet Union’s political leadership during the twentieth century.