Sergei Kruglov (politician)

Sergei Kruglov
Сергей Круглов
Minister of Internal Affairs of the Soviet Union
In office 15 January 1946 – 13 March 1953
Preceded by	Lavrentiy Beria
Succeeded by	Lavrentiy Beria
In office 26 June 1953 – 1 February 1956
Preceded by	Lavrentiy Beria
Succeeded by	Nikolai Dudorov
Personal details
Born	Sergei Nikiforovich Kruglov Russian: Серге́й Никифорович Круглов (1907-10-02)October 2, 1907 Ustye, Zubtsov Uyezd, Tver Governorate, Russian Empire
Died	July 6, 1977(1977-07-06) (aged 69) Moscow Oblast, Russian SFSR, Soviet Union
Political party	Communist Party of the Soviet Union (1928–1960)
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Sergei Nikiforovich Kruglov (2 October 1907 – 6 July 1977) was the Minister of Internal Affairs of the Soviet Union from January 1946 to March 1953 and again from June 1953 until February 1956. He held the military rank of Colonel General. He was involved in several brutal actions of the Soviet security forces. These actions occurred in the 1940s and were carried out alongside his comrade-in-arms General Ivan Serov.^{[citation needed]}

Kruglov was fluent in several foreign languages, including English, and was awarded the Legion of Merit and created an Honorary Knight Commander of the Order of the British Empire for organizing the security of the Yalta Conference and the Potsdam Conference during World War II.^[1]