Andrei Vishinsky
| Andrey Vyshinsky Андре́й Выши́нский |
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Andrey Vyshinsky in 1950
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| Minister of Foreign Affairs | |
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In office 4 March 1949 – 5 March 1953 |
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| Premier | Joseph Stalin |
| Preceded by | Vyacheslav Molotov |
| Succeeded by | Vyacheslav Molotov |
| Procurator General of the Soviet Union | |
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In office 3 March 1935 – 31 May 1939 |
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| Premier | Vyacheslav Molotov |
| Preceded by | Ivan Akulov |
| Succeeded by | Mikhail Pankratov |
| Procurator General of the Russian SFSR | |
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In office 11 May 1931 – 25 May 1934 |
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| Premier | Vyacheslav Molotov |
| Preceded by | Nikolai Krylenko |
| Succeeded by | Vladimir Antonov-Ovseyenko |
| Candidate member of the 19th Presidium | |
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In office 16 October 1952 – 6 March 1953 |
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| Personal details | |
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Andrey Yanuaryevich Vyshinsky 10 December 1883 Odessa, Russian Empire |
| Died | 22 November 1954 (aged 70) New York City, New York, United States |
| Nationality | Soviet |
| Political party | Communist Party of the Soviet Union |
| Profession | Lawyer, diplomat, civil servant |
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Andrey Yanuaryevich Vyshinsky (Russian: Андре́й Януа́рьевич Выши́нский, Andrej Yanuar'evič Vyšinskij; Polish: Andrzej Wyszyński) (10 December [O.S. 28 November] 1883 – 22 November 1954) was a Soviet politician, jurist and diplomat.
He is known as a state prosecutor of Joseph Stalin's Moscow trials and in the Nuremberg trials. He was the Soviet Foreign Minister from 1949 to 1953, after having served as Deputy Foreign Minister under Vyacheslav Molotov since 1940. He also headed the Institute of State and Law in the Soviet Academy of Sciences.
Vyshinsky was born in Odessa into a Polish Catholic family, who later moved to Baku. His father, Yanuarii Vyshinsky (January Wyszyński), as his earlier biographies state, was a "well-prospering" "experienced inspector" (Russian: Ревизор), while his later, undocumented Stalin-era biographies such as "The Great Soviet Encyclopedia" (Russian: Большая советская энциклопедия, Bolshaya sovetskaya entsiklopediya) make him a pharmaceutical chemist. A talented student, he married Kara Mikhailova, and became interested in revolutionary ideas. He began attending the Kiev University but was expelled for participating in revolutionary activities.
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