Background
Ivan Vladimirovich Kovalyov was born in a peasant family, on June 2, 1901 in Belogorie, Russian Federation.
Ivan Vladimirovich Kovalyov was born in a peasant family, on June 2, 1901 in Belogorie, Russian Federation.
Ivan Vladimirovich graduated from the postgraduate courses for commanding personnel (1926), the Military Transport Academy named after L.M. Kaganovich (1935).
From 1922 Ivan Vladimirovich served in military units. Since 1935, he was the inspector of the control group at the People's Commissariat of transport routes of the USSR. Since January 1936 the head of the control group of a number of railways. In 1937-1939,was the head of the Western Railway.
Since 1939, the head of the military department of the People's Commissariat of Railways of the USSR. In 1940-1941, was the head of the Directorate of Roads of the North-Western Directorate of the People's Commissariat of Communications. In 1941, Deputy Commissar of State Control of the USSR on railway transport. In 1941-1943, the head of the Office of Military Communications.
Since 1943, the 1st Deputy Head, in 1944, Head of the Central Directorate of Military Communications. People's Commissar (Minister) of communications of the USSR (1944-1948). Authorized by the Council of Ministers of the USSR (1948-1950).
Ivan Vladimirovich was a head of the Donetsk Region Railways (1950-1951), deputy Minister of the USSR Coal Industry in Transport (1951-1957). He was a senior Researcher of the Military Scientific Department of the General Staff (1957-1960), senior Lecturer at the Military Academy of the General Staff (1960-1969), senior Researcher, Institute of World Economy and International Relations, USSR Academy of Sciences (1969-1985).
