Background
Novikov, Ignatii was born on December 20, 1906 in the village of Kamenskoe, now Dneprodzerzhinsk.
Novikov, Ignatii was born on December 20, 1906 in the village of Kamenskoe, now Dneprodzerzhinsk.
Graduated from the Dneprodzerzhinsk Metallurgical Institute, 1932.
Worker in the 1920s. During the 1930s, held senior party posts. Deputy head during the construction of the Gorkii GES (hydroelectric station), 1950-1954. Head of the Administration of the Kremenchug GES, 1954-1958.
Minister of the GES Building Industry, 1958-1962. Deputy chairman of the Council of Ministers of the USSR, and chairman of the GOSSTROI of the USSR from 1962. Chairman of the Organizing Committee of Olimpiada-80 (1980 Olympic Games, Moscow).