Aleksandr Shcherbakov was a founding member of the Soviet Writers' Union, along with Maksim Gor'kij. Following the latter's death in 1936, Shcherbakov was transferred from his role as First Secretary to the lower role of Secretary of the Leningrad Regional Committee where he reported to Andrei Zhdanov. He was also a notable critic of Ivan Gronsky 1936 was a leap year starting on Wednesday (link will take you to calendar). ... Andrei Zhdanov Andrei Aleksandrovich Zhdanov (Андре́й Алекса́ндрович Жда́нов) (February 26 [February 14, Old Style], 1896–August 31, 1948) was a Soviet politician and an ally of Joseph Stalin. ...
Shcherbakov died of heart failure in 1945, and the following year the town of Rybinsk was renamed Shcherbakov in his honour (and reverted in 1957). 1945 was a common year starting on Monday (link will take you to calendar). ... Rybinsk (Ры́бинск) is a city in Yaroslavl Oblast, Russia, at the confluence of the Volga and Sheksna. ...
AleksandrShcherbakov was a founding member of the Soviet Writers' Union, along with Maxim Gorky.
Following the latter's death in 1936, Shcherbakov was transferred from his role as First Secretary to the lower role of Secretary of the Leningrad Regional Committee where he reported to Andrei Zhdanov.
Shcherbakov died of heart failure in 1945, and the following year the town of Rybinsk was renamed Shcherbakov in his honour (and reverted in 1957).