# Boris Kravtsov

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Soviet jurist and politician (born 1922)

In this name that follows [East Slavic naming customs](/source/East_Slavic_naming_customs), the [patronymic](/source/Patronymic) is *Vasilyevich* and the [family name](/source/Surname) is *Kravtsov*.

Boris Kravtsov Борис Кравцов Kravtsov in 2022 Minister of Justice of the Soviet Union In office 12 April 1984 – 7 June 1989 President Konstantin Chernenko Andrei Gromyko Mikhail Gorbachev Preceded by Vladimir Terebilov Succeeded by Veniamin Yakovlev Personal details Born (1922-12-28) 28 December 1922 (age 103) Moscow, Russian SFSR Party Communist Party of the Soviet Union (1943–1991) Spouse Tatyana Ivanovna Kravtsova Children 2 Alma mater Moscow Law School

**Boris Vasilyevich Kravtsov** ([Russian](/source/Russian_language): Борис Васильевич Кравцов; born 28 December 1922) is a Russian former jurist and politician who served as the [justice minister](/source/Ministry_of_Justice_(Soviet_Union)) of the [Soviet Union](/source/Soviet_Union) between 1984 and 1989.

## Biography

Kravtsov wearing military uniform in 1944

Kravtsov was born in Moscow on 28 December 1922.[1] In 1941 he graduated from high school and joined the [Red Army](/source/Red_Army).[2] He was part of the Soviet military forces which liberated Ukraine from the [Nazi invasion](/source/Operation_Barbarossa).[3] In September 1945 Kravtsov began his studies at the Moscow Law School and graduated in 1947.[1] Following his graduation he worked as a judge in different regions.[1] He also graduated from the All Union Correspondence Law Institute in 1952.[1] He was named the deputy prosecutor of the [Russian Soviet Federative Socialist Republic](/source/Russian_Soviet_Federative_Socialist_Republic) (RSFSR) in 1960 and in 1971 he became the prosecutor of the RSFSR.[1] On 12 April 1984 he was appointed minister of justice of the Soviet Union replacing Vladimir Terebilov in the post.[4] Kravtsov was in office until 7 June 1989.[1]

Kravtsov was a member of the [Communist Party](/source/Communist_Party_of_the_Soviet_Union) between 1943 and 1991.[1] He served as a deputy at the [Supreme Soviet](/source/Supreme_Soviet) in the 11th convocation from 1984 to 1989.[2] He retired from public office in 1989.[1]

## Personal life

Kravtsov married Tatyana Ivanovna Kravtsova.[2] He has two daughters.[2]

### Awards

For his activities in World War II Kravtsov was given the Gold Star of the [Hero of the Soviet Union](/source/Hero_of_the_Soviet_Union) in May 1944.[1] In February 2022, he was awarded the highest degree of the [Order "For Merit to the Fatherland"](/source/Order_%22For_Merit_to_the_Fatherland%22).[3] As of 2024, he is the last living [Hero of the Soviet Union](/source/Hero_of_the_Soviet_Union) who received his award during the [Great Patriotic War](/source/Great_Patriotic_War).

Kravtsov also received the following awards:[1]

- [Honorary citizen of Moscow](/source/List_of_honorary_citizens_of_Moscow) (29 January 2025)[5]

- [Order of Alexander Nevsky](/source/Order_of_Alexander_Nevsky) (26 December 2017)

- [Order of Friendship of Peoples](/source/Order_of_Friendship_of_Peoples) (7 April 1994)

- [Order of Lenin](/source/Order_of_Lenin) (19 March 1944)

- [Order of the October Revolution](/source/Order_of_the_October_Revolution) (27 December 1982)

- [Orders of the Red Banner of Labour](/source/Order_of_the_Red_Banner_of_Labour) (25 October 1967; 31 August 1971)

- [Order of the Patriotic War](/source/Order_of_the_Patriotic_War), 1st class (11 March 1985)

## References

1. ^ [***a***](#cite_ref-warh_1-0) [***b***](#cite_ref-warh_1-1) [***c***](#cite_ref-warh_1-2) [***d***](#cite_ref-warh_1-3) [***e***](#cite_ref-warh_1-4) [***f***](#cite_ref-warh_1-5) [***g***](#cite_ref-warh_1-6) [***h***](#cite_ref-warh_1-7) [***i***](#cite_ref-warh_1-8) [***j***](#cite_ref-warh_1-9) ["Boris Vasilyevich Kravtsov"](https://warheroes.ru/hero/hero.asp?Hero_id=7412) (in Russian). War Heroes. Retrieved 4 April 2022.

1. ^ [***a***](#cite_ref-raphy_2-0) [***b***](#cite_ref-raphy_2-1) [***c***](#cite_ref-raphy_2-2) [***d***](#cite_ref-raphy_2-3) ["КРАВЦОВ Борис Васильевич"](http://www.biograph.ru/index.php/soldatypobedy70/3805-kravtsovbv) (in Russian). Biography. Retrieved 4 April 2022.

1. ^ [***a***](#cite_ref-thet_3-0) [***b***](#cite_ref-thet_3-1) ["Putin presented state awards to outstanding figures in the Kremlin"](https://www.thetribune.com/putin-presented-state-awards-to-outstanding-figures-in-the-kremlin-tass-ru/). *The Tribune*. [TASS](/source/TASS). 3 February 2022. Retrieved 4 April 2022.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-4)** ["High Justice Officials Are Shuffled in Soviet"](https://www.nytimes.com/1984/05/04/world/high-justice-officials-are-shuffled-in-soviet.html). *[The New York Times](/source/The_New_York_Times)*. 4 May 1984. Retrieved 4 April 2022.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-5)** [mos.ru](https://www.mos.ru/mayor/themes/12407050)

## External links

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