Augusts Voss 1916 – 1994

Biography

Augusts Voss was born on October 30, 1916, in Tyumen Oblast, a region in what is now Russia. He would go on to become a notable figure in Soviet political life, serving as a Latvian Soviet politician during a transformative period in European history. His career spanned decades of significant political and social change across the Soviet Union.

Throughout his life, Voss witnessed and participated in the complex currents of Soviet governance, bringing his perspective as a Latvian to the broader political landscape of the USSR. His work in politics reflected the intricate relationship between regional and central Soviet authority during the twentieth century.

Augusts Voss passed away on February 10, 1994, in Moscow at the age of 77. He was laid to rest at Troyekurovskoye cemetery in Moscow, one of the city’s most significant burial grounds. His life spanned from the early Soviet period through the dissolution of the USSR, marking him as a witness to and participant in one of history’s most pivotal eras.