 Andrei Pavlovich Kirilenko ( Russian : Андре ́ й Па ́ влович Кириле ́ нко ; IPA : [ ɐnˈdrʲej ˈpavləvʲɪtɕ kʲɪrʲɪˈlʲɛnkə ] ; 8 September [ O.S. 26 August ] 1906 – 12 May 1990 ) was a Soviet statesman from the start to the end of the Cold War . In 1906 , Kirilenko was born at Alexeyevka in Belgorod Oblast to a Russian Orthodox family . He was the son of a teacher. In 1908 , he joined the Communist Party of the Soviet Union . In 1909 , he became the leader of the Communist Party of the Soviet Union Youth League . He was a member of the Central Committee of