Averky Aristov

Averky Aristov
Аверкий Аристов


Soviet Ambassador to Austria
In office 20 September 1971 – 11 July 1973
Preceded by	Boris Podtserob
Succeeded by	Mikhail Yefremov
Soviet Ambassador to Poland
In office 1961–1971
Preceded by	Peter Abrassimov
Succeeded by	Stanislav Pilotovich
Full member of the 19th, 20th Presidium
In office 29 June 1957 – 17 October 1961
In office 16 October 1952 – 14 March 1953
Member of the 19th, 20th Secretariat
In office 12 July 1955 – 14 October 1961
In office 16 October 1952 – 14 March 1953
Personal details
Born	Averky Borisovich Aristov 22 October 1903 Krasny Yar, Russian Empire
Died	11 July 1973(1973-07-11) (aged 69) Vienna, Austria
Political party	Communist Party of the Soviet Union
Alma mater	Leningrad Metallurgical Institute
Profession	Metallurgical engineer

Averky Borisovich Aristov (Russian: Аверкий Борисович Аристов) (22 October 1903 – 11 July 1973) was a Soviet politician and diplomat.

Born at Krasny Yar in Astrakhan Governorate, he was the son of a fisherman, working for a fishery during 1912 - 1919. In 1919 he joined the Komsomol and 1921 he became a member of the Bolshevik Party. He was a member of the Politburo of the CPSU Central Committee from 1952 until 1953 and from 1957 until 1961. Dismissed from the Politburo in 1961, he became ambassador to Poland (1961–1971) and to Austria (1971–1973).