Background
AFANASEV, Sergey was born in 1912.
AFANASEV, Sergey was born in 1912.
Since 1939 diplomatic work. 1943-1947 USSR Assistant Popular Commissar, then USSR Minister of Foreign Affairs. 1947 counselor, USSR Embassy in Norway.
1947-1954 USSR Ambassador to Norway. 1954-1955 Deputy Head, 3rd European Deputy, USSR Minister of Foreign Affairs. 1955-1958 Deputy Head,Department of Scandinavian Countries, USSR Minister of Foreign Affairs.
1957 accompanied Khrushchev and Bulganin to Finland.