Alexei Nikolaevich Kosygin is a statesman who has proven himself in the management of the national economy. He was called the gray eminence, while he was considered the most effective head of government in the country.
Career
Alexey Nikolaevich was born on February 21, 1904. His hometown is St. Petersburg. During the civil war, he was in the Red Army, later he was educated at a cooperative technical school. After assignment, he was sent to Novosibirsk, where Kosygin became an instructor for consumer cooperation.
In the field of cooperation, Alexey Nikolaevich managed to establish himself as a good manager. Then he was sent to Leningrad, he studied at a textile university.
Kosygin was a foreman at the factory. Zhelyabov, shift supervisor, then became a director. He successfully proved himself in work and soon received the post of chairman of the executive committee. Alexei Nikolaevich made a rapid career, a year later he became the people's commissar of the textile industry.
During the war, Kosygin was engaged in the evacuation of factories, supplying Leningrad with food. In 1943, he became the head of the Council of People's Commissars, and in 1946 began to replace the Chairman of the Council of Ministers.
Kosygin became the highest professional, but did not fight for power, ignored intrigues. He had a phenomenal memory, he could multiply multi-digit numbers in his mind. He conducted meetings very quickly, spoke to the point, avoiding lengthy discussions.
Stalin highly appreciated his qualities and considered Alexei Nikolaevich to be an ideal business executive. After the death of Generalissimo Kosygin was not removed, but he had a more modest position. He oversaw the production of consumer goods, later headed the Ministry of Food Industry, and then again began to replace the Chairman of the Council of Ministers.
Under Brezhnev, Kosygin was appointed head of government, but Leonid Ilyich did not like him: Alexei Nikolaevich was the only one from the Politburo who was against the introduction of Soviet troops into Afghanistan. He died to solve problems with other countries, resolved the conflict with China, did a lot to host the Olympics in the USSR.
His industrial reforms were very successful. Thanks to Kosygin, the independence of enterprises expanded. However, his aspirations were opposed by officials of the old school, much could not be completed. In 1980, Kosygin resigned from his post due to deteriorating health, he died in the same year, he was 76 years old.
Personal life
Alexey Nikolaevich was married to Krivosheina Klavdia, he lived with her until her death in 1968. He never married again. Kosygin was credited with an affair with Zykina Lyudmila, but this was only gossip.
The couple had a daughter, Lyudmila, she headed the Library of Foreign Literature. She had children Tatyana, Alexey - Kosygin's grandchildren. Alexey became a scientist, he headed the Geophysical Center.
Kosygin loved sports, in winter he went skiing, and in summer he swam in a kayak. In life, he was modest, if gifts were presented to him, he transferred them to a sponsored school or to the State Storage.
