Andrey Vasilievich Shestakov (Russian: Андрей Васильевич Шестаков; November 5 [O.S.

In 1903 he joined the Russian Social Democratic Labour Party, and became a member of Bolshevik faction.

In 1930 he was elected a full member of the Communist Academy under the Central Executive Committee of the Soviet Union.

In 1937, the All-Union Committee for Higher Education awarded him the degree of Doctor of Historical Sciences.

He also led the team of authors of the textbook "A Short Course in the History of the Soviet Union" for the 3-4th grades of the secondary school (1937).