Nikolai Bulganin

Born in Nizhny Novgorod, Russian Empire [now Russia] on June 11, 1895 — died February 24, 1975 (aged 79)

Nikolai Alexandrovich Bulganin (Russian: Никола́й Алекса́ндрович Булга́нин; 11 June [O.S. 30 May] 1895 – 24 February 1975) was a Soviet politician who served as Minister of Defense (1953–1955) and Premier of the Soviet Union (1955–1958) under Nikita Khrushchev, following service in the Red Army and as defence minister under Joseph Stalin. From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia