Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1958-04-13

n. hOZlOV, NurlLOlH a. MukNlLOl-
nov and Mikhail A. Suslov.
All are full members Of the
Presidium of the Central Com
mittee of the Soviet Communist
Party. All but one-Mr. Kozlov
are secretaries. under Mr..
Khrushchev, of the Central Com
mittee of the party. Mr.. Kozlov
was named a First Deputy Pre-
mier of the USSR by Mr..
Khrushchev in the most recent
shakeup of the leadership. OF the
nine the eldest-Mr. Ignatov-is
about 81 and the youngest-Mr.
Mukhitdinov--is 40.
Here are brief sketches OF
these Russians to watch:
AVERKY B. ARISTOV, born in
1903 and a party member since
1921, made his career in the
Soviet East. He rose to become
chief of the party of Krasnoyarsk
region in Central Siberia, then
of the industrialized Chelyabinski
region in the Urals. Suddenly in
late 1852 he was catapulted by
Stain into both the Moscow Pre-
sidium- Politburo and party Sec
retariat. After Stains death he
was exiled to Khabarovski region
in the far East in nonnparty
post. but shortly thereafter was
made chief of the party there.
He was brought to Moscow as a
party secretary in 1857.
NIKOLAI l. BELYAYEV. born
in 1908 and a party member since
1921. made his name in the Altai
region of Siberia where he scored
a major triumph by putting into
effect with resounding success Mr..
Khrushchev's program for settle
ment and cultivation Of virgin and
unused lands. He had been the
party chief in the Altai region for
many years:
This led directly to his appoint
ment as a party secretary in Mos
COW in 1856 and as a full Pre-
sidium member in 1857. That same
year he was sent as an agricultural
troubleshooter to run the party in
Kazakhstan in Central Asia
LEONID I. BREZHNEV, born
in 1906 and a party member since
1926, was a member Of Mr.. Khru-
shchev's Ukrainian political ma
chine. He ives a egional party
chief in the Dnepropetrovsk dis
trict. Then he was advanced to
party boss Of the Moldavian Re-
public. bordering on Romania.
In late 1852 he was suddenly
promoted to a Moscow party sec
rotary and a candidate member Of
the Presidium-Politburo. After
Stains death N Marcn. 1853. re
was fired from. both posts and
made a political chief Of the So
Wet navy.
Then in February. 1854. he was
made the second secretary Of the
Communist Party in Kszakhstan
and somewhat later became its
first secretary-or boss. In 1856
he was made again a Moscow
party secretary and in 1857 n
full Presidium member. His exact
present duties are not known.
EKATERINA A. FURTSEVA
has become famous as the only
woman member Of the Soviet
leadership. Born In 1910 and a
party member since 1880, she has
long been prominent in Moscow
affairs. But her meteoric rise to
top party rank is closely associated
with the rise Of Mr.. Khrushchev.
She became a secretary of the
party under him in early 1856 and
In 1857 became the first woman
ever to be a member of the Soviet
presidium- politburo. For con-
siderable period she headed the
Moscow party organization. most
important in the country. but re-
linquished this Job for fulltime
duties in the secretariat and presi-
dunn. However, she is probably
still acting as watchdog over
the Moscow organization for Mr..
Khrushchev.
NIKOLAI G. IGNATOV, born in
1901 and a party member since
1923, worked in the Soviet secret
police from 1921 to 1922. He then
entered party work. In the last 20
years he has served as the party