Vasily Andrianov (politician)

Vasily Mikhailovich Andrianov (Васи́лий Миха́йлович Андриа́нов; 21 March 1902 —  3 October 1978) was a Soviet politician.

He served in the Red Army from 1924 until 1925.

In 1926 he joined the Bolshevik Party.

He eventually rose to be the leader of the Communist Party in the city of Sverdlovsk from 1939 until 1946.

He eventually rose to be the leader of the Communist Party in the city of Leningrad from 1949 until 1953.

He was a member of the Presidium of the CPSU Central Committee from 1952 until 1953.

He was buried at the Novodevichy Cemetery, Moscow.