Lev Zaykov

Lev Nikolaevich Zaikov (Russian:Лев Никола́евич Зайко́в; April 3, 1923 – January 7, 2002^[1]) was a Soviet politician and statesman. Member of the Politburo of the CPSU Central Committee, and secretary of the CPSU Central Committee.

Lev Zaykov
Лев Зайков
Zaykov in 1977
Military Industry Secretary of the Communist Party of the Soviet Union
In office 1985–1990
First Secretary of the Leningrad Regional Party Committee
In office 1983–1985
Preceded by	Grigory Romanov
Succeeded by	Yuri Solovyev
Personal details
Born	(1923-04-03)3 April 1923
Died	7 January 2002(2002-01-07) (aged 78) Moscow, Russia
Nationality	Soviet (1923–1991) Russian (1991–2002)
Political party	Communist Party of the Soviet Union

Honours and awards

• Hero of Socialist Labour