Aleksandr Kosarev (politician)

Aleksandr Kosarev
Алекса́ндр Ко́сарев
First Secretary of the Central Committee of the Komsomol
In office
24 March 1929  23 November 1938
Preceded byAlexander Milchakov
Succeeded byNikolai Mikhailov
Full member of the 17th Orgburo
In office
10 February 1934  23 November 1938
Candidate member of the 16th Orgburo
In office
13 July 1930  10 February 1934
Personal details
Born1 November 1903
Moscow, Russian Empire
Died23 February 1939(1939-02-23) (aged 35)
Moscow, RSFSR, Soviet Union
Citizenship Russian Empire
Soviet Union
Political partyVKP (b) (1919–1938)
Awards

Aleksandr Vasilyevich Kosarev (Russian: Алекса́ндр Васи́льевич Ко́сарев; 1 November 1903 – 23 February 1939) was a Soviet politician and Communist Party official who was active in the youth movement. He served as the 7th First Secretary of the Central Committee of the Komsomol. He played a critical role in promoting the idea of Nikolai Starostin in establishment of professional football competitions in front of the Soviet Council on Physical Culture.