Vladimir Terebilov Explained

Vladimir Terebilov
Native Name Lang:ru
Office:Minister of Justice
Predecessor:Office reestablished
Successor:Boris Kravtsov
Term Start:1 September 1970
Term End:12 April 1984
Office1:Full member of the Central Committee of the Communist Party of the Soviet Union
Term Start1:6 March 1986
Term End1:14 July 1990
Birth Name:Vladimir Ivanovich Terebilov
Birth Place:Petrograd, Russian Empire
Party:Communist Party of the Soviet Union (1940–1990)
Alma Mater:Leningrad Institute of Law
Nationality:Russian

Vladimir Terebilov (Russian: Владимир Теребилов; 5 March 1916  - 3 May 2004) was a Soviet judge and politician, who served as justice minister for slightly less than fourteen years from 1970 to 1984.

Early life and education

Terebilov was born in Petrograd on 5 March 1916.[1] He graduated from the Leningrad Institute of Law in 1939.[1]

Career

Terebilov worked as the head of the military collegium archives.[2] He was also a member of the central committee of the Communist Party[2] He also served in the Supreme Soviet as a deputy of the Uzbek Soviet Socialist Republic.[3]

Just before his appointment as justice minister, he acted as one of the deputy chairmen of the Soviet supreme court. He served as justice minister from 1 September 1970 to 12 April 1984.[4] Boris Kravtsov succeeded him as justice minister.[5] Then Terebilov was appointed chairman of the Soviet supreme court on 23 April 1984.[6] Terebilov replaced Lev Smirnov in the post, who had been holding the post for twelve years.[7] Terebilov allegedly "cleaned" the archives of the court during his tenure.[8] He retired on 12 April 1989.[4] However, Terebilov was made a member of the advisory committee formed at justice ministry in 1998.[9]

Work and death

Terebilov is the author of a book entitled The Soviet court (1986).[10] He died on 3 May 2004.[3]

Notes and References

  1. Encyclopedia: Terebilov, Vladimir Ivanovich. Great Soviet Encyclopedia. 1979.
  2. Stephen Kotkin. Terror, Rehabilitation, and Historical Memory: An Interview with Dmitrii Lurasov. The Russian Review. Stephen Kotkin. 2. April 1992. 51. 238–262. 10.2307/130697. 130697.
  3. Book: Pavel Krasheninnikov. The 12 Apostles of Russian Law: Lawyers who changed law, state and society. Glagoslav Publications. 2019. 978-1-911414-95-7. London. 126.
  4. Book: Arnold Beichman. Arnold Beichman. The long pretense: Soviet treaty diplomacy from Lenin to Gorbachev. New Brunswick, NJ; London. 1991. Transaction Publishers. 978-1-4128-3768-2. 109.
  5. News: High Justice Officials Are Shuffled in Soviet. 4 April 2022. The New York Times. 4 May 1984.
  6. News: Top Soviet judge suggests change. The New York Times. 30 March 2013. 6 December 1987. AP.
  7. News: Soviet judiciary shuffle disclosed. 30 March 2013. Toledo Blade. 23 April 1984. New York.
  8. Book: Ernest Mandel. Beyond Perestroika: The Future of Gorbachev's USSR. 1989. Verso. New York. 93. 978-0-86091-935-3.
  9. Russian Federation Executive Branch. ISCIP. 4 November 1998. 10 April 2001. 16. https://web.archive.org/web/20010410145527/http://www.bu.edu/iscip/digest/vol3/ed0316.html. 3.
  10. Book: V.I. Terebilov. The Soviet Court. Progress Publishers. 1986. 978-0714705620.