Alexei Nikolaevich Kosygin (February 8 (21), 1904 [6] - December 18, 1980) - Soviet statesman and party leader. Chairman of the Council of People's Commissars of the RSFSR (1943-1946). Chairman of the Council of Ministers of the RSFSR (March 1946). Chairman of the Council of Ministers of the USSR (1964-1980). Twice Hero of Socialist Labor (1964, 1974).
