The city of Tver, which from 1931 to 1990 was named after Kalinin.
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Kalinin was a candidate member of the Politburo from 1919 until 1925 when he became a full member.
During the Great Purge, many wrote letters to Kalinin with petitions to reconsider the fates of the convicts, and indeed, Kalinin's intervention often helped, thus giving him the reputation of "kind grandfather Kalinin" (recall that Stalin was "dear father" to all Soviet people then).
However, at the same time, Kalinin routinely signed execution lists together with other members of the Politburo, such as the authorization of the Katyn massacre.
Kalinin was back in action Monday after missing the first three games with a groin injury, and he had trouble getting up to speed, The Buffalo News reports.
Kalinin was on the ice for the first Penguins goal and finished with just 9:11 of ice time, only 1:52 of that coming after the second period.
Kalinin re-signed a one-year contract with the Sabres late Tuesday, ending his threat to play next season in Russia, according to the Associated Press.
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