Lev Smirnov
Lev Smirnov | |
|---|---|
| Лев Смирнов | |
| 6th Chairman of the Supreme Court of the Soviet Union | |
| In office September 20, 1972 – April 12, 1984 | |
| Preceded by | Alexander Gorkin |
| Succeeded by | Vladimir Terebilov |
| 10th Chairman of the Supreme Court of the Russian Soviet Federative Socialist Republic | |
| In office July 1962 – September 1972 | |
| Preceded by | Anatoly Rubichev |
| Succeeded by | Alexander Orlov |
| Personal details | |
| Born | June 21, 1911 Saint Petersburg, Russian Empire |
| Died | March 23, 1986 (aged 74) Moscow, Soviet Union |
| Resting place | Novodevichye Cemetery (Moscow) |
| Political party | Communist Party of the Soviet Union (1945–1984) |
| Education | Leningrad State University Law Institute Named After Nikolay Krylenko (Leningrad) |
| Awards | Hero of Socialist Labour Order of Lenin Order of the October Revolution Order of the Red Banner of Labour Order of the Patriotic War Order of the Red Star |
Lev Nikolayevich Smirnov (Russian: Лев Николаевич Смирнов; June 21, 1911 – March 23, 1986) was a Soviet lawyer, Chairman of the Supreme Court of the Soviet Union in 1972–1984, Chairman of the Association of Soviet Lawyers, Hero of Socialist Labour.