Nikolai Mesyatsev

Nikolai Mesyatsev
Николай Месяцев
Chairman of the State Committee of Television and Radio Broadcasting
In office
30 October 1964  17 April 1970
Preceded byMikhail Kharlamov
Succeeded bySergey Lapin
Soviet ambassador to Australia
In office
24 June 1970  14 July 1972
Preceded byNikolai Tarakanov
Succeeded byDmitry Musin
Member of the Supreme Soviet
In office
1966–1970
Personal details
Born(1920-07-03)July 3, 1920
Volsk, Russian Empire
Died3 September 2011(2011-09-03) (aged 91)
Moscow, Soviet Union
Resting placeTroyekurovskoye Cemetery
CitizenshipSoviet Union
NationalitySoviet
Political partyCPSU
Alma materRed Army Military Law Academy
AwardsOrder of Honour
Order of the Patriotic War
Order of the Red Banner of Labour
Medal "For Battle Merit"
Medal "For the Defence of Moscow"
Medal "For the Capture of Königsberg"
Military service
Allegiance Soviet Union
Branch/serviceNKVD
Red Army
Rank Captain
UnitSMERSH
5th Guards Tank Army

Nikolai Nikolayevich Mesyatsev (Russian: Николай Николаевич Месяцев) (July 3, 1920, Volsk, Saratov Governorate - September 3, 2011, Moscow) was a Soviet politician and statesman, chairman of the State Committee of Television and Radio Broadcasting of the Soviet Union from 1964-1970. From 1970-1972, he served as the Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of the Soviet Union to Australia. Member of the Communist Party of the Soviet Union between 1941-1972 and 1984-1991. Being member of the Communist Party of the Soviet Union, he was a candidate (alternate) member of the Central Committee of the Communist Party of the Soviet Union from 1966-1971 as well as deputy of the Supreme Soviet of the Soviet Union from 1966 to 1970.