Anastasia Filatova
Russian politician (1920-2001)
Anastasia Ivanovna Filatova (Russian: Анастаси́я Ива́новна Фила́това, Mongolian: Анастасиа Ивановна Филатова-Цэдэнбал, 4 February 1920 – 21 October 2001) was a Russian wife of the Mongolian leader Yumjaagiin Tsedenbal.
Early life
Filatova was born in Sapozhok in Ryazan Oblast into a family of five. Soon after leaving school, she moved to Moscow, where she became a Komsomol organizer within the Ministry of Trade. In 1941, she had a fiancé, who served in the Red Army at the front. After they separated in 1943, she met Tsedenbal while he was visiting.
First Lady
In Mongolia, she was first received with caution as many considered her to be a kind of Soviet overseer, keeping an eye on Mongolian politicians. Her marriage to the leader of Mongolia was in itself considered a conduit of the influence of Nikolai Vazhnov (Soviet ambassador) and with the blessing of the Premier Khorloogiin Choibalsan.
Keeping a low profile in the 1950s and the 1960s, Filatova aspired to a political role of her own in her later years. She relied on the authority of her husband to subtly influence the Mongolian political landscape. She also built up connections with officials such as Vyacheslav Molotov (who served as ambassador to the MPR at this time) and relied on the influence of Soviet leader Leonid Brezhnev whom she regularly "begged" for funds for a Palace of Pioneers and Young Technicians, pioneer camps, swimming pools and a Children's Fund.
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