Kliment Yefremovich Voroshilov (Russian: Климе́нт Ефре́мович Вороши́лов​) (born 4 February 1881 – died 2 December 1969), was a Soviet military officer and politician during Joseph Stalin's era. He was one of the original five Marshals of the Soviet Union. It is considered the highest military rank of the Soviet Union. 