Andrei Zhdanov, a towering figure in Soviet politics, emerged into this world on February 26, 1896, in the bustling city of Mariupol, situated within the Ekaterinoslav Governorate of the Russian Empire, a vast and sprawling territory that was the hub of Imperial Russia's industrial and commercial activities, with Mariupol itself being a major urban center known for its rich cultural heritage and strategic importance as a port city on the Azov Sea.
Andrei Zhdanov
Deceased · Born: Feb 26, 1896 · Died: Aug 31, 1948
