Born in Leningrad Oblast. From 1922 to 1924 he studied at the Military Railway School in Leningrad. In 1936 the Central Committee of the CPSU (b) sent him to Polotsk. He worked as a party organizer of the locomotive depot, as a secretary of the party committee of the railway junction, then as a secretary of the party committee of Polotsk Raion Committee CPT (b). During the war he was a secretary of Polotsk Underground Party Committee. After the war, he headed Polotsk Raion Committee of the Communist Party of Belarus, and later worked as a head of the department of Polotsk Oblast Party Committee. Personal Pensioner of the Republican Significance since 1974.
He was awarded the Order of the Red Banner, the Order of the Red Banner of Labour, two Orders of the Red Star and medals.
The title of the Honorary Citizen of Polotsk was conferred in 1967.
G. S. Petrov in the form of a cadet of a railway military school
Former secretaries of Polotsk Underground Raion Party Committee G.S. Petrov (on the right) and M.A. Novikov (on the left). 1944
At the city cleanup. 1945
During the meeting of former partisans of the Neulovimyye (Elusive) Brigade. G.S. Petrov is in the centre. 1958
Meeting of the leaders of the Marchenko Partisan Brigade. G.S. Petrov is the rightmost. 1958
Meeting of former partisans of the 4th Belarusian Partisan Brigade. G.S. Petrov is in the second row, the fourth from the right. 1960s
Meeting of former partisans of the Neulovimyye (Elusive) Brigade with Tat’yana Marinenko’s mother. 1960s
Meeting of former partisans of the Neulovimyye (Elusive) Brigade. G.S. Petrov is in the first row in the centre. 1950s
Grand opening of the Mound of Immortality. G.S. Petrov is the second from the right. 1966
Solemn opening of the Monument to the Soldiers of the 1st Baltic Front. G.S. Petrov is the fifth from the right. 1967
At the celebratory rally on the occasion of the 25th anniversary of the Great Victory. G.S. Petrov is the leftmost. 1970
During the awarding ceremony of G.S. Petrov at the ceremonial meeting dedicated to the 50th anniversary of the Komsomol. 1967
During the meeting with the Polish delegation at the Monument to the Soldiers of the 1st Baltic Front. G.S. Petrov is the leftmost. 1967
Meeting of former partisans. G.S. Petrov is the leftmost. 1970s
Solemn opening of the Monument to the Hero of the Civil War V. Azin. Speaker G.S. Petrov. 1979
G.S. Petrov and Kh.A. Badoyev during the meeting of former partisans of the Neulovimyye (Elusive) Brigade in the School № 96 of Moscow. 1982
During the meeting of students of Polotsk Pedagogical School with the veteran of the Great Patriotic War G.S. Petrov (on the left). 1988
At the Victory Day celebrations. G.S. Petrov is in the first row, the second from the right. 1984
