Leonid Kantorovich and Vladimir Arnold both acted as what in the Soviet Union?
Leonid Kantorovich Leonid Vitaliyevich Kantorovich (Russian: Леони́д Вита́льевич Канторо́вич ; ] ) (19 January 19127 April 1986) was a Soviet mathematician and economist, known for his theory and development of techniques for the optimal allocation of resources. He is regarded as the founder of linear programming. He was the winner of the Stalin Prize in 1949 and the Nobel Memorial Prize in Economics in 1975.
Aleksandr Aksyonov (politician) Aleksandr Nikiforovich Aksyonov (Russian: Александр Никифорович Аксёнов , Belarusian: Аляксандр Аксёнаў , "Aleksandr Aksionau"; 9 October 1924 – 8 September 2009) was a Soviet politician and diplomat from Belarus. Aksyonov served as the Prime Minister of the Byelorussian Soviet Socialist Republic from 11 December 1978, until 8 July 1983. He later became the Soviet Ambassador to Poland from 1983-86.