Oleg Dmitriyevich Baklanov (Russian: Олег Дмитриевич Бакланов, Ukrainian: Олег Дмитрович Бакланов; 17 March 1932 – 28 July 2021[1]) was a Soviet politician, and high functionary in government and industry.

As Minister of General Machine Building, he was responsible for the Soviet space industry during the 1980s.

Baklanov was a secretary of the CPSU Central Committee from February 1988 to April 1991[2][3] and was responsible for defense issues in this role.

Baklanov was brutally beaten and arrested by the security police for his role in the 1991 coup d'état attempt.

[7] He was released on recognizance not to leave in January 1993[8] and amnestied by the State Duma in 1994.