Anatoly Lukyanov
Russian Communist politician
Died when: 88 years 247 days (1064 months)Star Sign: Taurus
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Anatoly Ivanovich Lukyanov (Russian: ???????? ???????? ????????, 7 May 1930 – 9 January 2019) was a Russian Communist politician who was the Chairman of the Supreme Soviet of the USSR between 15 March 1990 and 4 September 1991.
One of the founders of the Communist Party of the Russian Federation (CPRF) in 1993, he was described by its leader Gennady Zyuganov as having been the Deng Xiaoping of the party.
He published books of poetry under his own name and under the pseudonyms Osenev (??????) and Dneprov (???????).Lukyanov was an early political ally of Mikhail Gorbachev, supporting his efforts in issues such as the fight against corruption and the start of reforms in the economy.
However, beginning in 1987–1988, he increasingly sympathized with the party establishment, correctly foreseeing that Gorbachev's policies would lead to the Soviet collapse.
