Nikolai Myaskovsky
In 1948 he was appointed one of the Principal Secretaries of Soviet Union of Composers. He was an active figure in the persecution on "formalist" composers. Those who were denounced by him include Dmitry Dmitrievich Shostakovich, Sergei Prokofiev, Aram Khatchaturian, Nikolai Myaskovsky and Vano Muradeli.