Honours and Awards
- This article incorporates information from the equivalent article on the Russian Wikipedia.
- Two Orders of Lenin
- Order of the Red Banner
- Order of Suvorov, 1st class
- Order of Kutuzov, 1st class
- Order of the Red Banner of Labour
- Medal "For the Defence of Leningrad"
- Medal "For the Victory over Germany in the Great Patriotic War 1941–1945"
Andrei Zhdanov's birthplace, Mariupol, was renamed Zhdanov in his honor at Joseph Stalin's instigation in 1948, and a monument to Zhdanov was built in the central square of the city. The name reverted to Mariupol in 1989, and the monument was dismantled in 1990.
| Political offices | ||
|---|---|---|
| Preceded by None |
Chairman of the Supreme Soviet of Russia 1938–1947 |
Succeeded by Mikhail Tarasov |
| Preceded by Andrey Andreyev |
Chairman of the Soviet of the Union 1946–1947 |
Succeeded by Ivan Parfenov |
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