Veniamin Dymshits
Veniamin Emmanuilovich Dymshits (February 15, 1910, Feodosia, Taurida Governorate – May 23, 1993, Moscow) was a Soviet state and party leader. Hero of Socialist Labor. Member of the Central Committee of the Communist Party of the Soviet Union (1961–1986), Deputy of the Council of the Union of the Supreme Soviet of the Soviet Union of 6–11 Convocations from the Khabarovsk Krai. Biography. Born on September 28, 1910, in Feodosia (now Crimea) in a tradesman's family. Grandson of the Jewish writer Abraham–Aba Rakovsky (1854–1921), the author of fiction and journalism in Hebrew. On March 4, 1970, Veniamin Dymshits  was the main figure at a press conference of Jewish citizens of the Soviet Union, where he defended Soviet policy towards Jews and the policy of the State of Israel. Veniamin Dymshits made a significant contribution to the foundation of the industrialization of the Soviet Union, its transformation into a powerful state. Here are some of the construction projects in which he participated and which he headed: Azovstal, Kuznetsk, Krivoy Rog, Magnitogorsk, Zaporozhye, Bhilai (India) Metallurgical Plants, lead industry facilities and many others. All these construction sites bore the stamp of his brilliant engineering thought, initiative, tireless work, and complete  dedication. Since December 20, 1985, he has been a personal pensioner of union significance. He died on May 23, 1993. He was buried in Moscow at the Novodevichy Cemetery (Plot No. 10).