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Mikhail Ivanovich Kalinin , 1875-1946, Russian revolutionary. Of peasant origin, he was active in revolutionary affairs from his youth. He became the first chairman of the central executive committee of the USSR, or titular head of state (1919-46), and was a member (1925-46) of the politburo.

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Kalinin, Mikhail Ivanovich (1875–1946) Soviet statesman, head of state of the USSR (1919–46). Born in Russia, he was a founder of the newspaper Pravda in 1912.

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