High-rank Political instructors of Karelian Front, Northern Front and 14th Army. A.A. Nikolaev, A.S. Zheltkov, G.N. Kupriyanov - 1st row, from left to right; M.I. Starostin, A.I. Kryukov - 2nd row. Photo document from M.I. Starostin, who was 1st secretary of Murmansk regional committee of the Communist Party from January ,1939 to April, 1945 . Starostin was member of Military Council of Northern Front, then of 14th Army during Great Patriotic war. In 1944 he was assigned Major General.