Oleg Alekseyevich Grinevsky () (3 June 1930 – 5 February 2019) was a Russian diplomat, former Ambassador to Sweden, political scientist, Cand.Sc. (history) and author. Early life Oleg Grinevsky was born in Moscow, in what was then the Russian SFSR, part of the Soviet Union. Diplomatic activity Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary. former Soviet security adviser to the Nikita Khrushchev, Leonid Brezhnev, Yuri Andropov, Mikhail Gorbachev and Boris Yeltsin governments Graduated from MGIMO (Moscow State Institute for International Relations) in 1954. Joined the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, USSR in 1957. Senior Adviser at the Soviet Embassy in Washington, D.C., 1954. 1983-1989 Head of the Soviet delegation at the Stockholm conference 1989-1991 Head of the Soviet delegation at the Vienna conference 1991-1997 Russian Ambassador to Sweden Since 1999 - scientist, political researcher, author of political and historical books Awarded the Swedish Order of the Polar Star (2009) International conferences activity Participated in the numerous international conferences on security and nuclear security issues. References External links http://www.vegapress.com/foreignauthorsbios.shtm http://www.eloquentbooks.com/MakingPeace.html http://www.ohio.edu/conhist/pastevent.html 1930 births 2019 deaths Ambassadors of the Soviet Union to Sweden Ambassadors of Russia to Sweden Moscow State Institute of International Relations alumni Commanders First Class of the Order of the Polar Star Recipients of the Order of Friendship of Peoples Diplomats from Moscow