Word: katushev
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Dates: during 1970-1979
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...unhitching of Podgorny from the troika may also have been Brezhnev's first step in breaking up the ruling hierarchy. Also dismissed last week was Konstantin Katushev, 49, once the youngest member of the powerful Secretariat of the Central Committee, who was believed to be on a meteoric rise. Katushev apparently lost favor for having organized last June's summit meeting of Europe's Communist parties, at which several party bosses flaunted their independence from Moscow. His replacement is Konstantin Rusakov, 68, a Brezhnev protégé with long experience in Eastern Europe who may have...
...acted for Brezhnev during his recent illnesses. Kiril Mazurov, 61, at present Kosygin's standin, is expected to inherit the premiership. Potential second-stage succes sors to Brezhnev's job include such relative youngsters as Fyodor Kulakov, 58, who supervises agriculture for the par ty, and Konstantin Katushev, 48, the Party Secretary in charge of keeping East European parties in line...
KONSTANTIN KATUSHEV, 43, is one of the first of the truly post-Stalinist politicians to emerge on the national Soviet scene. He is one of only twelve members in their 40s on the 195-member Central Committee, and he is expected to be elected an alternate Politburo member at the Congress. His main liability may well be his close identification with Brezhnev, who has furthered Katushev's rise. Born in Gorky, he was educated as a metallurgical engineer and went to work in the auto-and-tank works there. In 1961 he switched over to full-time party work...