Gennady Kupriyanov

Gennady Kupriyanov
Геннадий Куприянов
First Secretary of the Communist Party of the Karelo-Finnish Soviet Socialist Republic
In office 2 April 1940 – 25 January 1950
Preceded by	Office established
Succeeded by	Aleksandr Kondakov
First Secretary of the Karelian Regional Committee of the Communist Party of the Soviet Union
In office June 1938 – 24 January 1940
Preceded by	Nikolay Ivanov
Succeeded by	Aleksandr Kondakov
Personal details
Born	Gennady Nikolayevich Kupriyanov (1905-11-21)21 November 1905 Rylo, Soligalichsky Uyezd, Kostroma Governorate, Russian Empire
Died	28 February 1979(1979-02-28) (aged 73) Pushkin, Leningrad Oblast, RSFSR, Soviet Union
Buried	Kazan cemetery
Citizenship	Soviet Union Russian Empire (previously)
Political party	CPSU
Other political affiliations	CPKFSSR
Spouse(s)	Vera Vasilievna (div. 1950s) Lidia Ivanovna
Children	Victor (b. 1928) Rosa (b. 1929) Galina (b. 1938)
Education	Candidate of Sciences
Alma mater	Sverdlov Communist University
Awards
Military service
Allegiance	Soviet Union
Branch/service	Soviet Army
Years of service	1925-1927, 1939-1940
Rank	Major general
Battles/wars	Winter War

Gennady Nikolayevich Kupriyanov (Russian: Генна́дий Никола́евич Куприя́нов; 21 November 1905 – 28 February 1979) was a Soviet politician who served as the First Secretary of the Communist Party of the Karelo-Finnish Soviet Socialist Republic from 1940 to 1950.^[1]