Vladimir Semyonov (politician)

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Vladimir Semenovich Semyonov (Russian: Владимир Семёнович Семёнов; 16 February 1911, Kirsanovsky Uyezd, Russia – 18 December 1992, Cologne, Germany) was a Soviet diplomat most notable for his military administration in Eastern Germany during the Soviet occupation after World War II. He was instrumental in the creation of GDR, and served as the first Soviet ambassador to East Germany.^[1][2]