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Premier of the Soviet Union is the commonly used EnglishEnglish language

English is a widely distributed language that originated in England but is now the primary language in numerous countries....
 term for the offices of Chairman of the Council of People's Commissars of the USSR (???????????? ?????? ???????? ?????????? ????; Predsedatel' Soveta Narodnykh Komissarov SSSR) (1923-1946) and Chairman of the Council of Ministers of the USSR (???????????? ?????? ????????? ????; Predsedatel' Soveta Ministrov SSSR) (1946-1991), who was the head of governmentHead of government Overview

The head of government is the chief officer of the executive , often presiding a cabinet....
 in the Soviet UnionSoviet Union

The Union of Soviet Socialist Republics , more commonly known as the Soviet Union, was a Communist state that existed...
.

However, the most important decisions were passed jointly with the Politburo of the CPSU Central Committee, the latter being more influential in such cases. After Lenin's death the key position in the Politburo and the country was the General SecretaryGeneral Secretary of the Communist Party of the Soviet Union

The General Secretary of the Communist Party of the Soviet Union was the title synonymous with leader of the Soviet Union af...
. Some Soviet leaders held both positions at the same time.

In the western press it was common to always refer to the General Secretary of the Party as the "premier of the Soviet Union" regardless of whether the man actually held the office.






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1953   Georgy Maksimilianovich Malenkov succeeds Josef Stalin as Premier and First Secretary of the Communist Party of the Soviet Union.

1958   Nikita Khrushchev becomes Premier of the Soviet Union






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Premier of the Soviet Union is the commonly used EnglishEnglish language

English is a widely distributed language that originated in England but is now the primary language in numerous countries....
 term for the offices of Chairman of the Council of People's Commissars of the USSR (???????????? ?????? ???????? ?????????? ????; Predsedatel' Soveta Narodnykh Komissarov SSSR) (1923-1946) and Chairman of the Council of Ministers of the USSR (???????????? ?????? ????????? ????; Predsedatel' Soveta Ministrov SSSR) (1946-1991), who was the head of governmentHead of government Overview

The head of government is the chief officer of the executive , often presiding a cabinet....
 in the Soviet UnionSoviet Union

The Union of Soviet Socialist Republics , more commonly known as the Soviet Union, was a Communist state that existed...
.

However, the most important decisions were passed jointly with the Politburo of the CPSU Central Committee, the latter being more influential in such cases. After Lenin's death the key position in the Politburo and the country was the General SecretaryGeneral Secretary of the Communist Party of the Soviet Union

The General Secretary of the Communist Party of the Soviet Union was the title synonymous with leader of the Soviet Union af...
. Some Soviet leaders held both positions at the same time.

In the western press it was common to always refer to the General Secretary of the Party as the "premier of the Soviet Union" regardless of whether the man actually held the office. For example Leonid BrezhnevLeonid Brezhnev

Leonid Ilyich Brezhnev ; – November 10, 1982) was the effective ruler of the Soviet Union from 1964 to 1982, though a...
 was often referred to by the title, despite the fact he was never officially the "premierPremier

A premier is an executive official of government....
".

Premiers of the Soviet Union


Chairman of the Council of People's Commissars of the USSR

  • Vladimir Ilyich LeninVladimir Lenin

    Vladimir Ilyich Ulyanov, better known to the world as Vladimir Lenin , was the founder of Russian Communism and the fi...
    ; also Chairman of the Council of People's Commissars of the RSFSR ( - 1924)
  • Alexey Ivanovich Rykov
  • Vyacheslav Mikhailovich MolotovVyacheslav Molotov

    Vyacheslav Mikhailovich Molotov, Soviet politician and diplomat, was a leading figure in the Soviet government from the 1920...
  • Iosif Vissarionovich StalinJoseph Stalin

    Joseph Vissarionovich Stalin , alternatively transliterated Josef Stalin, was the de facto leader and dictator of ...


Chairman of the Council of Ministers of the USSR

  • Iosif Vissarionovich StalinJoseph Stalin Summary

    Joseph Vissarionovich Stalin , alternatively transliterated Josef Stalin, was the de facto leader and dictator of ...
  • Georgy Maximilianovich MalenkovGeorgy Malenkov

    Georgy Maximilianovich Malenkov was a Soviet politician, Communist Party leader and close collaborator of Joseph Stalin....
  • Nikolay Alexandrovich Bulganin
  • Nikita Sergeyevich KhrushchevNikita Khrushchev Summary

    Nikita Sergeyevich Khrushchyov was the leader of the Soviet Union after the death of Joseph Stalin....
  • Alexei Nikolayevich Kosygin
  • Nikolay Alexandrovich TikhonovNikolai Tikhonov

    Nikolai Aleksandrovich Tikhonov was the Chairman of the Council of Ministers of the USSR from 1980 to 1985....
  • Nikolay Ivanovich RyzhkovNikolai Ryzhkov

    Nikolai Ivanovich Ryzhkov was a Soviet official and, after the breakup of the Soviet Union, a Russian politician....


Prime Minister of the USSR

  • Valentin PavlovValentin Pavlov

    Valentin Sergeyevich Pavlov was the Prime Minister of the Soviet Union from January to August 1991....


Chairman of the Committee on Operative Management of the National Economy (from 20 Sep 1991, Chairman of the Interrepublican Economic Committee; from 14 Nov 1991, Chairman of the Interstate Economic Committee - Prime Minister of the Economic Commonwealth)


  • Ivan SilayevIvan Silayev

    Ivan Stepanovich Silayev is a Russian political figure....


See also

  • President of the Soviet UnionFacts About President of the Soviet Union

    The President of the Soviet Union was the Head of State of the USSR from March 15, 1990 to December 25, 1991....
  • List of leaders of the Soviet UnionList of leaders of the Soviet Union

    An approximately chronological list of leaders of the Soviet Union ....