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Also Known As Vyacheslav Mikhaylovich Skryabin • Vyacheslav Mikhaylovich Molotov
Born March 9, 1890 • Russia
Died November 8, 1986 (aged 96) • Moscow • Russia
Political Affiliation Bolshevik • Communist Party of the Soviet Union
Role In German-Soviet Nonaggression Pact • Potsdam Conference • San Francisco Conference • Tehrān Conference • World War II • Yalta Conference

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