Valentin Shashin | |
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Minister of Oil Industry | |
In office 1965 – March 1977 | |
Premier | Alexei Kosygin |
Succeeded by | Nikolai Maltsev |
Personal details | |
Born | Valentin Dmitrievich Shashin 1916 Baku, Russian Empire |
Died | March 1977 (aged 60–61) |
Nationality | Russian |
Political party | Communist Party |
Alma mater | Moscow Oil Institute |
Valentin Shashin (Russian: Валентин Шашин; 1916–1977) was a Soviet engineer who served as the minister of oil industry for more than a decade, 1965–1977.
Biography
Shashin was born in Baku in 1916. He was first educated at the Oil and Gas Training College. He graduated from Moscow Oil Institute in 1943 obtaining a degree in oil and gas engineering. While attending the Institute Shashin participated in the defense of Moscow against Nazi Germany. From 1947 to 1953 he worked as a chief engineer in various gas fields in Bashkiria. Next he headed a state-run oil company, Tatneft, between 1960 and 1965. Shashin was appointed minister of oil producing industry in 1965 when the ministry was established. In the 1970s the ministry was renamed as ministry of oil industry.
Shashin died in March 1977 while serving as the minister of oil industry. He was succeeded by Nikolai A. Maltsev who was appointed to the post in April 1977.
References
- Valentina Roxo (2012). "Missing Green in the Black Gold Environment in the Public Debate on West Siberian Oil Production from the 1970s to the Present". In Nina Möllers; Karin Zachmann (eds.). Past and Present Energy Societies. How Energy Connects Politics, Technologies and Cultures (PDF). Bielefeld: Transcript Verlag. p. 252. doi:10.14361/transcript.9783839419649. ISBN 9783839419649. JSTOR j.ctv1wxt7r.11.
- Mir-Yusif Mir-Babayev (Summer 2003). "Azerbaijan's Oil History". Azerbaijan International. 11 (2).
- ^ "Valentin Dmitrievich Shashin (1916 – 1977)" (PDF). Gubkin University. Archived from the original (PDF) on 3 March 2022. Retrieved 3 March 2022.
- "The 100-year anniversary of the Soviet oil industry Minister E. Shashina". Tyumen industrial University. Retrieved 3 March 2022.
- ^ "Soviet Names Oil Minister". The New York Times. Moscow. 6 April 1977. Retrieved 3 March 2022.
- 20th-century Russian engineers
- 1916 births
- 1977 deaths
- Candidates of the Central Committee of the 24th Congress of the Communist Party of the Soviet Union
- Members of the Central Auditing Commission of the 23rd Congress of the Communist Party of the Soviet Union
- Members of the Central Committee of the 25th Congress of the Communist Party of the Soviet Union
- People's commissars and ministers of the Soviet Union
- Soviet engineers
- Politicians from Baku
- Petroleum engineers
- Soviet military personnel of World War II from Azerbaijan