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Yuri Ivanovich Rudnev (May 9, 1935, Poletaevsky district, Tambov region, USSR – August 7, 2010, Moscow) – Soviet and Russian diplomat, Consul General of the USSR in Sapporo, Japan (1980-1985).

Biography
Yuri Ivanovich Rudnev was born on May 9, 1935 in the village of New Poletaevsky district of the Tambov region (now part of the Tokarevsky district) in the family of a worker. From the age of ten he was brought up in an orphanage. In 1950 he graduated from the seven-year plan and on the recommendation of the Bakhchisarai orphanage entered the special school of the Air Force of Yerevan. In 1953 he graduated from a special school, but for health reasons (because of vision) he could not continue his studies at the flight military school and entered the Moscow Institute of Oriental Studies. In 1954, in connection with the reorganization, he was transferred to the Moscow Institute of International Relations of the USSR Ministry of Foreign Affairs. In 1960 he graduated from the Institute and was sent to work in the Embassy of the USSR in Japan. Since then, he has held the following positions:
1960-1963 – duty referent, Embassy of the USSR in Japan
1963-1965 – Referent, Far Eastern Department of the USSR Foreign Ministry
1965 – Attaché, Far Eastern Department of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the USSR, then 5th European Department of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the USSR
1965-1968 – Attaché, Embassy of the USSR in the Republic of Cyprus
1968-1969 – Third Secretary of the Embassy of the USSR in the Republic of Cyprus
1969-1971 – student of the Higher Diplomatic School of the USSR Foreign Ministry
1971-1974 – Second Secretary, 2nd Far Eastern Department of the USSR Foreign Ministry
1974-1978 Consul General of the USSR in Osaka, Japan
1978-1980 – Advisor, 2nd Far Eastern Department of the USSR Foreign Ministry
1980-1985 – Consul General of the USSR in Sapporo, Japan
1985-1986 – expert, Department of Pacific Countries of the USSR Foreign Ministry
1986-1991 – Senior Advisor, Department of Evaluation and Planning, Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the USSR
1991-1993 – Counsellor, Embassy of the USSR in Japan
1993-1994 – Senior Advisor, Directorate of Auxiliary Resources of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the USSR
1994-1995 – Senior Advisor, 2nd Department of Asia of the USSR MFA
1995-1997 – Counsellor, Russian Embassy in Bangladesh
1997-1999 Consul-Advisor, Consulate General of the Russian Federation in Sapporo, Japan

In 1982, by decree of the Presidium of the Supreme Soviet of the USSR, he was awarded the diplomatic rank of extraordinary and plenipotentiary envoy of the 2nd class.

Since 1994, he has assisted the center of the international public charity organization “Blagovest People’s Aid Center”. Since 1999 he has retired and retired. He was married twice (the first marriage from 1957 to 1974). He has a son from his first marriage and two grandchildren. He was awarded the jubilee medal “In memory of the 850th anniversary of Moscow” and the medal “Veteran of Labor”. He is the author of the publication “Russian-Japanese phrasebook for fish protection” (IMO publishing house). He died on August 7, 2010 in Moscow. He was buried at the Troekurov cemetery.

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References
History of the Consulate General of Russia in Sapporo

USSR diplomats
Russian diplomats
Consuls of the USSR in Sapporo
Buried at the Troekurovsky cemetery