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Kliment Yefremovich Voroshilov, (born Feb. 4 [Jan. 23, Old Style], 1881, Verkhneye, Russia—died Dec. 2, 1969, Moscow), military and political leader of the Soviet Union who served as head of state after the death of his close friend and collaborator Joseph Stalin.

The Kliment Voroshilov ( KV) tanks are a series of Soviet heavy tanks named after the Soviet defence commissar and politician Kliment Voroshilov who operated with the Red Army during World War II.

Kliment Yefremovich Voroshilov (Russian: Климе́нт Ефре́мович Вороши́лов ) (born 4 February 1881 – died 2 December 1969), was a Soviet military officer and politician during Joseph Stalin's era. He was one of the original five Marshals of the Soviet Union.

"Kliment Yefremovich Voroshilov" published on by null. (1881–1969)Soviet statesman and marshal. One of the oldest of the Bolsheviks, he became president (1953–60) after Stalin's death.Born in Verkhne, Dnepropetrovsk, the son of a miner, Voroshilov worked in the mines as a child before attending school.

Kliment Yefremovich Voroshilov , popularly known as Klim Voroshilov , was a prominent Soviet military officer and politician during the Stalin-era. He was one of the original five Marshals of the Soviet Union, the highest military rank of the Soviet Union, and served as Chairman of the Presidium of the Supreme Soviet, the nominal Soviet head of ...