Background
KHRUSHCHOV, Vasiliy was born on June 12, 1882 in Saint St. Petersburg. Son of an office worker
KHRUSHCHOV, Vasiliy was born on June 12, 1882 in Saint St. Petersburg. Son of an office worker
Graduate Tomsk Technol Institute.
1914-1920 instructor, from 1920 professor, Tomsk Technol Institute. From 1923 professor, Khar’kov Technol Institute. From 1930 professor, Khar'kov Electr Engineer Institute.
From 1939 co-founder and director, Institute of Power Engineer (later Institute of Electr Engineer), Ukraine Academy of Sciences. Specialized in the transmission and distribution of electr power. During latter years developed a hightension arc rectifier and a heavy-duty mech rectifier.
Wrote 78 works.
Religion is bad because it obstructs scientific research.
Marxism–Leninism as the only truth could not, by its very nature, become outdated.
Member, LIkr Academy of Sciences from 1939. Communist Party member from 1940.