Vladimir Stepanov (politician)

Vladimir Stepanov
Владимир Степанов
First Secretary of the Karelian Regional Committee of the Communist Party of the Soviet Union
In office
18 April 1984  30 November 1989
Ambassador of the Soviet Union to Finland
In office
27 December 1973  11 June 1979
Preceded byViktor Maltsev
Succeeded byVladimir Sobolev
Personal details
Born(1927-03-21)21 March 1927
Kovgora, Kondopozhsky District, Karelian ASSR, Russian SFSR, Soviet Union
Died14 June 2022(2022-06-14) (aged 95)
AwardsOrder of Lenin
Order of the Red Banner
Grand Cross of the White Rose of Finland

Vladimir Sevastyanovich Stepanov (Russian: Владимир Севастьянович Степанов; 21 March 1927 – 14 June 2022) was a Soviet diplomat and intelligence officer. He served as ambassador to Finland from December 1973 to June 1979.