The Political Bureau of the Central Committee of the Communist Party of the Soviet Union was established in October 1917 by Vladimir Ilyich Lenin, who gave it political leadership through an armed coup. The members of this leadership of the CP were a real party elite, possessing immunity and exerting a huge influence not only on the policy of the party, but also on the life of the vast Land of Soviets. In fact, it is safe to call the Politburo of the Central Committee of the CPSU under Brezhnev the top leadership of the Soviet Union. The composition (photo below) included a total of 27 people, each of whom had a significant impact on the fate of the Union of Soviets.
Brezhnev Leonid Ilyich spent a long period as General Secretary of the CPSU Central Committee (1966-1982). The Politburo under Brezhnev included the most influential politicalfigures of the Soviet Union of that time, they will be discussed in this article.
Composition of the Politburo in 1966
The composition of the Politburo of the Central Committee of the CPSU under Brezhnev in 1966 consisted of 11 people:
- Leonid Brezhnev.
- Voronov Nikolay.
- Polyansky Dmitry.
- Mikhail Suslov.
- Mazurov Kirill.
- Kosygin Alexey.
- Kirilenko Andrey.
- Podgorny Nikolay.
- Pelshe Arvid.
- Shelepin Alexander.
- Shelest Peter.
In the first years of his reign, only eleven members were members of the Politburo of the Central Committee of the CPSU under Brezhnev. The composition, age and photos of the Politburo members of the following years are of considerable interest, since this peculiar elite club is filled with the brightest politicians of its time.
The Politburo in 1971
Over time, there was an increase in the members of the Politburo of the Central Committee of the CPSU under Brezhnev. The composition of 1971 consisted of 15 people:
- Leonid Brezhnev.
- Voronov Nikolay.
- Grishin Viktor.
- Kirilenko Andrey.
- Kosygin Alexey.
- Kulakov Fedor.
- Kunaev Dinmukhamed.
- Mazurov Kirill.
- Pelshe Arvid.
- Podgorny Nikolay.
- Polyansky Dmitry.
- Mikhail Suslov.
- Shelepin Alexander.
- Shelest Peter.
- Shcherbitsky Vladimir.
The composition of the Politburo in 1976
- Leonid Brezhnev.
- Yuri Andropov.
- Grechko Andrei.
- Grishin Viktor.
- Andrey Gromyko.
- Kirilenko Andrey.
- Kosygin Alexey.
- Kulakov Fedor.
- Kunaev Dinmukhamed.
- Mazurov Kirill.
- Pelshe Arvid.
- Podgorny Nikolay.
- Romanov Grigory.
- Mikhail Suslov.
- Ustinov Dmitry.
- Shcherbitsky Vladimir.
1981 line-up changes
The Politburo of the Central Committee of the CPSU under Brezhnev, whose composition remained unchanged until 1981, was radically restructured. The changes affected not only the policy pursued, but also the structure of the central committee. The current line-up was:
- Leonid Brezhnev.
- Yuri Andropov.
- Gorbachev Mikhail.
- Grishin Viktor.
- Grechko Andrei.
- Kirilenko Andrey.
- Kunaev Dinmukhamed.
- Pelshe Arvid.
- Romanov Grigory.
- Mikhail Suslov.
- Tikhonov Nikolai.
- Ustinov Dmitry.
- Konstantin Chernenko.
- Shcherbitsky Vladimir.
Events of 1982
The composition of the Politburo of the Central Committee of the CPSU under Brezhnev in 1982 has undergone major changes, since 1982 was marked by a tragic event. On March 23, in the city of Tashkent, Leonid Ilyich visited an aircraft factory. A large crowd overflowed the walkways, and they fell right on him, causing a broken collarbone. The tragedy shook the he alth of Leonid Ilyich completely and irrevocably, the collarbone never healed, and the General Secretary had to overcome severe pain while conducting meetings. On November 10, he passed away. The composition of the Politburo of the Central Committee of the CPSU under Brezhnev in 1982 lost two of the most influential politicians - Mikhail Suslov and Leonid Brezhnev.
- Andropov Yuri (General Secretary of the Central Committee of 1982-12-11d.).
- Leonid Brezhnev (died 1982-10-11).
- Gorbachev Mikhail.
- Grishin Viktor.
- Andrey Gromyko.
- Heydar Aliyev.
- Kunaev Dinmukhamed.
- Pelshe Arvid.
- Romanov Grigory.
- Mikhail Suslov (died on 1982-25-01).
- Tikhonov Nikolai.
- Ustinov Dmitry.
- Konstantin Chernenko.
- Shcherbitsky Vladimir.
Top 5 most important
Among some modern political scientists there is an opinion that the main problems and issues were considered in the Politburo of the Central Committee of the CPSU under Brezhnev 5 main members.
The Politburo resolved the most important issues - political, economic, party. The Secretariat of the Central Committee de alt with the preparation of these issues, and specially created commissions were responsible for solving individual problems. The political bureau consisted of five main members of the Central Committee, the remaining members had only an advisory vote at meetings.
Who was in the “elite five” of the Politburo of the Central Committee of the CPSU under Brezhnev, at what age did he get into it?
Suslov Mikhail Andreevich (years of life 1902-1982). He became a member of the Politburo twice: the first - under Stalin IV, the second - in 1955, at the age of 53, and was one until his death. The main ideologist of the country, Suslov, when he was a member of the Politburo under Brezhnev of the USSR, was the chief controller and curator of the departments of culture, science, agitation, and education. Responsible for censorship. Stalin's confidante, the smartest and most quirky politician, he bore the nickname "Eminence Gray" and "a man ingaloshes." He had a huge influence on the politics of the country. According to rumors, even Comrade Brezhnev himself did not dare to argue with Mikhail Andreevich.
Podgorny Nikolai Viktorovich (1903-1983). He was in the Politburo for more than 17 years - from 1960 to 1977. He served as Chairman of the Presidium of the BC CCCP during the reign of Brezhnev. This meant that Podgorny, an inconspicuous politician who did not have much influence, could be called the "head of state." Realizing this, Nikolai Viktorovich loved it when journalists, when interviewing, called him nothing more than "President of the Soviet Union." Brezhnev did not like this fact, and in 1977 the 74-year-old Podgorny was removed, combining his position with the position of General Secretary.
Kosygin Alexei Nikolaevich (years of life 1904-1980). He was introduced to the Politburo of the Central Committee of the CPSU under Brezhnev (since 1960), and was in it almost until his death. He was a kind of record holder - he was the chairman of the Council of Ministers for a long sixteen years, at the same time sorting out minor positions in the Politburo. Carried out activities in the field of economics - carried out reforms in the planning system. After two heart attacks, at the age of 76, Alexei Nikolayevich was removed from the Political Bureau under Brezhnev.
Pelshe Arvid Yanovich (years of life 1899-1983). A Latvian communist, he was admitted to the Politburo in 1966, at the age of 67. Dropped out due to death. Supervised the observance of party discipline in the position of Chairman of the Party Control Committee. Arvid Yanovich is also known for writing multi-volume works on the history of the CPSU, recommended at that time forcompulsory reading in universities.
Ustinov Dmitry Fedorovich (years of life 1908-1984). Member of the Politburo from 1976 until his death. Died at the age of 76. From 1941 to 1945, he served as the People's Commissar for Armaments, in 1976 he held the high post of Minister of Defense. Not being a military man, he bore the rank of marshal. He is credited with the main role in bringing Soviet troops into Afghanistan. He had every chance to become at the helm of the country as the new General Secretary in connection with the death of Brezhnev, but lost the championship to Yury Vladimirovich Andropov.
List of other members
During the existence of the Politburo of the Central Committee of the CPSU under Brezhnev, the composition, the list of members of which is presented in the table, changed regularly, forming the structure of the main administrative body of the country.
| Name | Years of membership in the Politburo |
| Nikolay Voronov | 1963….1971 |
| Dmitry Polyansky | 1960….1976 |
| Kirill Mazurov | 1965….1978 |
| Andrey Kirilenko | 1962…1982 |
| Alexander Shelepin | 1964….1975 |
| Pyotr Shelest | 1964….1973 |
| Viktor Grishin | 1971…1986 |
| Fyodor Kulakov | 1971…1978 |
| Dinmukhamed Kunaev | 1971…1987 |
| Vladimir Shcherbitsky | 1971….1989 |
| Yuri Andropov | 1973….1984 |
| Andrey Grechko | 1973.…1976 |
| Andrey Gromyko | 1973.…1988 |
| Grigory Romanov | 1976….1985 |
| Mikhail Gorbachev | 1980….1991 |
| Nikolai Tikhonov | 1979….1985 |
| Konstantin Chernenko | 1978….1985 |
| Heydar Aliyev | 1982….1987 |
Short biographical note
Each member who ever entered the Politburo of the CPSU Central Committee under Brezhnev (composition, age, photo of which is presented in a brief biographical note) made a serious contribution to the development of a great power.
Leonid Brezhnev
Born in 1906 in the village of Kamenskoe (Ukraine). He studied at the gymnasium, reclamation technical school, and the Institute of Metallurgy. Succeeded in the party career. The Second World War was passed by Leonid Brezhnev as a political worker.
In 1960 he headed the BC CCCP. As a result of Khrushchev's resignation, in preparation for which he took an active part, he became the First Secretary of the Central Committee of the CPSU in 1964, and in 1966 - the General Secretary. Contemporaries characterized LeonidIlyich as a friendly, polite person, executive and conservative official.
During the time Brezhnev was at the helm, the national gross income grew, some industries developed, but at the same time, the bureaucracy developed and the USSR's participation in the Afghan war began.
Mikhail Suslov
Date of birth - 1902-21-11. Place of birth: Shakhovskaya village, Saratov province. The family in which Mikhail Suslov was born was from the poorest sections of peasants, and the young man had the opportunity to learn and develop only with the advent of Soviet power.
Active activity in the field of the party, moving to Moscow and further promotion along the party line lead to the fact that at a fairly young age - about forty years old, Suslov takes over as secretary of the Stavropol Regional Committee. He actively implements the Stalinist policy and as a result becomes the main ideologist of the Union - the editor of the Pravda newspaper. Until the end of his life (until 1982) he was a member of the Politburo of the Central Committee of the CPSU under Brezhnev.
Arvid Pelshe
Born in Latvia in 1899, in January, in a peasant family. He was a simple worker in Riga, at the same time he joined the ranks of the Social Democratic Party of Latvia. Actively led revolutionary propaganda. Active participant in the revolution of 1917.
The whole further career of Arvid Yanovich was connected with party and teaching activities in the Red Army and Navy. During the war he workedtraining party cadres. He occupied a leading role in the Politburo of the Central Committee of the CPSU under Brezhnev, the composition, the list of members of which largely depended on the opinion of Pelshe.
Aleksey Kosygin
Born in St. Petersburg in 1904. He served in the army, then received a diploma from the Leningrad Textile Institute.
He went from foreman to director of the Oktyabrskaya factory. In 1939 he was elected a member of the Central Committee of the All-Union Communist Party of Bolsheviks. From that moment on, the party career of Alexei Nikolayevich began to grow. During the war, he headed the commissariat of the Civil Defense Committee and participated in the construction of the "Road of Life" from the besieged Leningrad. A year after the victory over the Nazis, he was elected Chairman of the Council of Ministers of the CCCP and a member of the Politburo. Due to deteriorating he alth, he was relieved of his posts, died in 1980.
Nikolay Voronov
Born in 1899 in the family of a bank employee, who later became a teacher in the countryside. He graduated from eight classes of the gymnasium as an external student, since 1917 he worked in the banking sector. Volunteered into the army in the artillery troops, participated in the Civil War. Was injured. Graduated from the Higher Artillery School, then the Military Academy of the PKKA named after Mikhail Frunze.
During the war, in 1943, he commanded artillery. Nikolai Voronov was the first in the history of the USSR to be awarded the title of Marshal of Artillery and Chief Marshal of Artillery. Repeatedly visited the front as a representative of the headquarters of the SupremeCommander-in-Chief. Nikolai Nikolaevich Voronov, a career military man, brave and skillful commander, was awarded many awards, including the Order of Lenin and the 3rd Golden Star medal
Dmitry Polyansky
He was born into a peasant family living in the city of Slavyanoserbsk, Luhansk region. Being active by nature, he participated in the public life of the city, was interested in party ideology. After graduating from the Kharkov Agricultural Institute, he enters the military service. After demobilization, he begins his studies at the Higher Party School, simultaneously leading the regional Komsomol commissariat.
During the war, he works in the rear. He manifests himself as an outstanding leader, always looking for non-standard solutions to issues. After 1945, he de alt with the growth of agriculture in Orenburg. A colleague of N. S. Khrushchev, Polyansky was successfully moving up the party ladder and since 1958 he was appointed Chairman of the Council of Ministers of the CCCP. With Brezhnev coming to power, he first deals with agriculture as Minister of the Union of Artists, and then serves as ambassador to Japan and Norway.
Kirill Mazurov
He was born in 1914 in the village of Rudnya, Gomel region, in a large family, where he was the youngest. He was distinguished by curiosity and the ability to learn - at the age of six he could already read and write. After graduating from school, he entered the road technical school. He dreamed of a career as a pilot, but did not work out because of poor eyesight. Having served inarmy, in the railway troops, became an instructor in the political department on the Belarusian railway.
During the war, he became the organizer of the partisan movement in Belarus. After the war, he continued his ascent up the party ladder - from the First Secretary of the Central Committee of the Communist Party of Belarus to the First Assistant to the Chairman of the Council of Ministers of the USSR. An extraordinary and courageous person, Kirill Trofimovich in the years of peace was engaged in the rehabilitation of partisan commanders who fell under suspicion of treason. He retired in the late 70s. Died in 1989.
Andrey Kirilenko
Born in 1906 in the Voronezh province in the village of Alekseevka in a family engaged in handicrafts. He graduated from the Alekseevsky vocational school, worked in a mine, was constantly engaged in party and trade union work. Graduated from Rybinsk ATI. Member of the VKPB since 1931.
He has come a long way along the party line to the post of First Deputy Chairman of the Bureau of the Central Committee of the CPSU, Secretary of the Central Committee of the CPSU. He was the curator of industry and one of the candidates for the post of General Secretary after Brezhnev. In connection with the death of Leonid Ilyich, he was retired with honors.
Nikolai Podgorny
Born in the family of a casting worker in 1903 in the village of Karlovka in Ukraine. He worked in mechanical workshops, together with other initiative people participated in the creation of the Komsomol organization in Karlovka.
In 1939, Nikolai Viktorovich became Deputy People's Commissar of Food Industry of the Ukrainian CCP. AT1940 - Deputy People's Commissar of the food industry. After the war, he created the bodies of Soviet power in the regions of Ukraine liberated from the Nazis, organized the supply of food to the population. As the First Secretary of the Central Committee of the Ukrainian SSR, Nikolai Podgorny worked to restore the ruined economy and improve the well-being of the people. An experienced party worker, he devoted much time and effort to developing the course of the CPSU and putting it into practice. Received numerous awards for services to the Communist Party.
Alexander Shelepin
Born in August 1918 in the city of Voronezh. Alexander's father worked as a civil servant. He received his higher education at MIFLI. During the Second World War, he recruited youth cadres for partisan detachments.
After the war, he first became a secretary, and then headed the Komsomol. Supervised the preparation and holding of the Sixth World Festival of Youth and Students. In 1958, Khrushchev appointed Shelepin head of the State Security Committee. Alexander Nikolaevich completely restructured the work of the KGB, dismissing an unprecedented number of employees, replacing them with party and Komsomol workers. In 1961, Shelepin was elected to the post of Secretary of the Central Committee of the CPSU. It is considered the main organizer of the conspiracy against Nikita Khrushchev. He became a member of the Politburo under Brezhnev in 1964. In July 1967 he was demoted and soon removed from the Politburo through intrigues.
Pyotr Shelest
Born in the village of Andreevka, Kharkov province, in a poor familypeasants. For four years he studied at a zemstvo school, after which he worked on the railroad, and acted as a postman. Joined the Komsomol. Party member since 1928. Since 1940, he was sent to party work.
During the war, he was engaged in the fact that he converted industrial enterprises to the production of military products. In the early sixties he was elected first secretary of the Central Committee of the Communist Party of Ukraine. Actively participated in organizing the removal of Khrushchev from office. He was rewarded for his efforts - he became a member of the Politburo. He actively defended the economic interests of Ukraine, while simultaneously supporting folk art. He was officially removed from the Politburo due to retirement. He fought for the independence of Ukraine, after his resignation he visited Kyiv with public speeches. Died in 1996.
Viktor Grishin
Born in the city of Serpukhov, Moscow Region in September 1914. After graduating from the railway school in Serpukhov, he studied at the Moscow Geodetic College. After serving in the army, where he served as deputy political officer, he continued to advance along the party line.
In 1956 he took the post of Chairman of the All-Union Central Council of Trade Unions, in 1967 he became the First Secretary of the Moscow City Committee of the CPSU. For the professionalism shown in the leadership of the party organization in Moscow, he was awarded the title of Hero of Socialist Labor.
Fyodor Kulakov
Born in a peasant family in 1918. Place of birth - the village of Fitizh, Lgovsky DistrictKursk region. An agronomist by education, he graduated from the Rylsk Agricultural College in 1939. From 1941, he was engaged in party work, rising up the career ladder to the post of Deputy Minister of the Union of Artists of the RSFSR in 1955, and in 1959 - Minister of Grain Products of the RSFSR. He served as head of the agricultural department of the department of the Central Committee of the CPSU. Was on friendly terms with Leonid Brezhnev. He died suddenly in 1978.
Dinmukhamed Kunaev
Born in 1912 in Kazakhstan, in a family of hereditary livestock breeders. He studied well at school and college. He began his path as a party worker as the First Secretary of the Central Committee of the Communist Party of Kazakhstan. He supported and successfully implemented the policy of the Central Committee of the CPSU, headed by Leonid Brezhnev, whose faithful companion he was. In 1952, Dinmukhamed Kunaev was accepted in 1971 as a member of the Central Committee of the CPSU. He was removed from all posts in 1986-1987. Died in 1993.
Vladimir Shcherbitsky
Born in 1918 in the family of a Ukrainian worker. In his youth he was an active Komsomol member. By his higher education he is a mechanical engineer. At the beginning of the war, he studied at the Military Academy of Chemical Protection, then served as a tanker in the Transcaucasus. After demobilization, he was engaged in party work, first in the city committee of the Communist Party of Ukraine, then as secretary of the Central Committee of the Communist Party of Ukraine. From 1961 to 1963 he was Chairman of the Council of Ministers of the Ukrainian SSR. Since 1955 he has been a deputy of the Supreme Council of the Ukrainian SSR, and since 1958 - of the USSR. Member of the Presidium of the BC Ukrainian CCP and CCCP. Active and active politician, hindered the developmentnationalist movement in Ukraine, actively developed the economy and culture. He was criticized for hiding the circumstances of the Chernobyl accident. Resigned at the insistence of Mikhail Gorbachev.
Yuri Andropov
Date of birth - 1914-15-06. His father worked on the railway in the Stavropol Territory, his mother taught music at a women's gymnasium. Yuri studied well at school. After graduating from it, he continued his studies at a technical school and then at the correspondence department of the Higher Party School under the Central Committee of the CPSU. Having started his career as a simple worker, two years later he became the First Secretary of the Regional Committee of the Komsomol in Yaroslavl. After the Finnish war, he organized Komsomol cells in the Karelian-Finnish Republic. His successful work in this field was noticed by party leaders in Moscow, and in 1950 Yuri Vladimirovich was transferred to the post of inspector of the Central Committee in Moscow, and then sent to Hungary as an ambassador. In the spring of 1967, Andropov was appointed to the post of Chairman of the KGB. For 15 years of his work in this position, Andropov achieves a huge influence of the KGB on all spheres of life in the USSR. The fight against corruption in the highest spheres of power was actively carried out. After Brezhnev's death, it was Andropov who was appointed General Secretary. He ruled the country with a firm hand, in which he met with the support of ordinary people. Died in 1984.
Andrey Grechko
Born in 1903 in the village of Golodaevka, Kuibyshev District, Rostov Region. Regular military man, since 1939 - head of the Special Cavalry DivisionBOBO. During World War II, he commanded a cavalry division, since 1942 - commander. He served as deputy commander of the Voronezh Front in October 1943. In 1945, Andrei Antonovich Grechko was awarded the title of Marshal of the USSR. Since 1957 - First Deputy Minister of Defense, since 1967 - Minister of Defense, member of the Politburo of the CPSU Central Committee. Died 1976.
Andrey Gromyko
Born in July 1909 in the village of Starye Gromyki, Mogilev province. From the age of 13 he worked on an alloy, together with his father. He successfully studied, for his activity he was first the secretary of the Komsomol, and then the party cell. Graduated from the Minsk Economic Institute. He worked as a director of a rural school. As one of the most active young people, he was sent to study at the Academy of Sciences of the BSSR as a graduate student, then transferred to Moscow. He was constantly engaged in self-education, even thinking about the career of a military pilot, but did not pass by age. In 1939 he got a diplomatic job because he knew English. He was of proletarian origin, that is, in many ways he suited the Central Committee of the party. He was an exceptionally competent diplomat, respected for his professionalism and clear position. In 1957, and for a long 28 years, Andrei Gromyko became Minister of Foreign Affairs. Passed away in 1989.
Grigory Romanov
Born in 1923 in the village of Zikhnovo, Novgorod Region, in a family of peasants. He went through the war as a signalman, since 1944 he was a member of the party. Higher education of the Leningrad Shipbuilding Institute. He developed a career along the party line - in 1970 he became the First Secretary of the Leningrad Regional Committee of the CPSU. For twenty years, a member of the Central Committee of the CPSU, being a member of the Politburo, oversaw the military-industrial complex. He was a tough and uncompromising leader. He retired after his appointment to the post of Secretary General M. S. Gorbachev. Personal pensioner. Passed away in 2008.
Dmitry Ustinov
Born in Samara in 1908 in the poorest and large peasant family. He worked from the age of 10, at the same time he studied as a locksmith. At the age of 14, he connected his fate with the army, joining the ranks of the defenders of Soviet power from the Basmachi bandits in Uzbekistan, where his family moved to escape hunger and poverty. At the age of 19 he joined the Bolshevik Party. He received a diploma of higher education in Leningrad. He built his career quickly - shortly before the start of the war, he became People's Commissar for Armaments of the Soviet Union. He developed the military industry in the rear, was sincerely devoted to the party, for which he was awarded the rank of major general. After the war, he remained Minister of Defense until his death in 1984.
Mikhail Gorbachev
A peasant son, Mikhail Gorbachev was born in 1931 in the Stavropol Territory. From an early age he worked in the field. A silver medalist, after graduating from school he entered the law faculty of Moscow State University. At the university, he joined the Komsomol, and after receiving a diploma of higher education, he began working as a secretaryStavropol City Komsomol Committee. Received an additional speci alty of an agronomist-economist. Successfully developing along the line of the party, Mikhail Sergeevich soon finds himself in Moscow, and his future fate will be inextricably linked with the capital. By 1978, having become a member of the CPSU, in the role of secretary of the Central Committee, he oversees the agriculture of the Union. Member of the Politburo under Brezhnev.
Nikolai Tikhonov
Born in 1905 in the Moscow region, the village of Petrovo-Dalnee. Nikolai's father worked as an engineer. The son followed in his footsteps - after studying at the technical school of communications, and then at the metallurgical institute, he worked as an engineer in Dnepropetrovsk. During the war, he was the director of metallurgical plants, after that he was responsible for the pipe-rolling industry as Minister of Ferrous Metallurgy. A sharp rise in his career began after Brezhnev came to power, with whom Tikhonov had been personally acquainted since 1930. Deputy Prime Minister of the Union Government, member of the Central Committee of the CPSU, First Deputy Prime Minister, and since 1979 a member of the Politburo. In 1980, Tikhonov holds the high post of Chairman of the Council of Ministers of the CCCP. He was distinguished by purposefulness and rejection of intrigues. Left his post with the advent of M. S. Gorbachev.
Konstantin Chernenko
Born in September 1911 in the village of Bolshaya Tes, Yenisei province. I have worked hard since childhood. Becoming a member of the Komsomol in 1929, he works in the propaganda department of the local organization of the Komsomol. In 1930, he entered the service of the NKVD border detachment and soon becamehis commander. Then he joins the ranks of the Bolshevik Party. During the Great Patriotic War, he graduated from the Higher Party School, then worked as a secretary of the regional party committee in Penza. After some time, Konstantin Chernenko will be transferred to Moldova, where he will meet Leonid Brezhnev. The party career of Konstantin Ustinovich went up sharply, and in 1978 he joined the Politburo. He was elected General Secretary of the Central Committee of the CPSU after the death of Andropov, but remained in this position for a little over a year. Died in 1985.
Heydar Aliyev
Born in 1923 in Nakhichevan, Azerbaijan SSR, died in America in 2003. He was the fourth child in a large family of a railway worker. In total, Heydar's parents had eight children. He graduated from the Pedagogical College, planned to continue his education at the Faculty of Architecture of the Institute of Industry in Baku, but the war prevented him. Since 1941, Aliyev has been working in the state security agencies: first, as head of the NKVD department. After completing advanced training courses and joining the ranks of the All-Union Communist Party of Bolsheviks, he becomes the head of the Fifth Department of the Ministry of State Security of the Azerbaijan CCP. He excelled in the field of foreign intelligence. In 1969 he was elected First Secretary of the Central Committee of the Communist Party of the Azerbaijan SSR, achieved success in the fight against corruption at the top. During Aliyev's rule, Azerbaijan achieved significant economic growth. He was the curator of mechanical engineering, light industry, and the transport industry. After retiring in 1990, he returned to his homeland.
