Alexei Nikolayevich Kosygin ( , Aleksej NikolajeviÄ Kosygin ; 21 February 1904 â `` 18 December 1980 ) was a Soviet-Russian man who was Premier of the Soviet Union . Alexei Nikolayevich Kosygin ( , Aleksej NikolajeviÄ Kosygin ; 20 February 1904 â `` 18 December 1980 ) was a Soviet-Russian statesman during the Cold War .