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Premier of the Soviet Union is the commonly used English
English language

English is a West Germanic language that originated in Anglo-Saxon England and has lingua franca status in many parts of the world as a result of the military, economic, scientific, political and cultural influence of the British Empire in the 18th, 19th and early 20th centuries and that of the United States from the mid 20th century onwa...
 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 government
Head of government

The head of government is the chief officer of the executive branch of a government, often presiding over a cabinet . In a parliamentary system, the head of government is often styled Prime Minister, President of the Government, Premier, etc....
 in the Soviet Union
Soviet Union

The Union of Soviet Socialist Republics was a Constitution of the Soviet Union socialist state that existed in Eurasia from 1922 to 1991.The name is a translation of the , romanization of Russian Soyuz Sovetskikh Sotsialisticheskikh Respublik, abbreviated ????, SSSR....
.

However, the most important decisions were passed jointly with the Politburo of the CPSU Central Committee, the latter being more influential in such cases.






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Premier of the Soviet Union is the commonly used English
English language

English is a West Germanic language that originated in Anglo-Saxon England and has lingua franca status in many parts of the world as a result of the military, economic, scientific, political and cultural influence of the British Empire in the 18th, 19th and early 20th centuries and that of the United States from the mid 20th century onwa...
 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 government
Head of government

The head of government is the chief officer of the executive branch of a government, often presiding over a cabinet . In a parliamentary system, the head of government is often styled Prime Minister, President of the Government, Premier, etc....
 in the Soviet Union
Soviet Union

The Union of Soviet Socialist Republics was a Constitution of the Soviet Union socialist state that existed in Eurasia from 1922 to 1991.The name is a translation of the , romanization of Russian Soyuz Sovetskikh Sotsialisticheskikh Respublik, abbreviated ????, SSSR....
.

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 Secretary
General Secretary of the Communist Party of the Soviet Union

The General Secretary of the Central Committee of the CPSU of the Communist Party of the Union of Soviet Socialist Republics was the title synonymous with leader of the Soviet Union after Joseph Stalin's consolidation of power in the 1920s....
.

As some Soviet leaders held both positions at the same time, the western press often referred to the General Secretary as the "premier of the Soviet Union" regardless of whether the man actually held the office. For example Leonid Brezhnev
Leonid Brezhnev

Leonid Ilyich Brezhnev was General Secretary of the Communist Party of the Soviet Union from 1964 to 1982, serving in that position longer than anyone other than Joseph Stalin....
 was often referred to by the title without ever holding the office.

Premiers of the Soviet Union


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

  • Vladimir Ilyich Lenin
    Vladimir Lenin

    Vladimir Ilyich Lenin , born Vladimir Ilyich Ulyanov and also known by the pseudonyms V.I. Lenin and N. Lenin, was a Russians revolutionary, a Bolshevik Communism politician, the principal leader of the October Revolution and the first head of the USSR....
     (July 6 1923 - January 21 1924); also Chairman of the Council of People's Commissars of the RSFSR ( - 1924)
  • Alexey Ivanovich Rykov (February 2 1924 - December 19 1930)
  • Vyacheslav Mikhailovich Molotov
    Vyacheslav Molotov

    Vyacheslav Mikhailovich Molotov , Soviet Union politician and diplomacy, was a leading figure in the Government of the Soviet Union from the 1920s, when he rose to power as a prot?g? of Joseph Stalin, to 1957, when he was dismissed from Presidium of the Central Committee by Nikita Khrushchev....
     (December 19 1930 - May 6 1941)
  • Iosif Vissarionovich Stalin
    Joseph Stalin

    Joseph Stalin was the General Secretary of the Communist Party of the Soviet Union's Central Committee of the Communist Party of the Soviet Union from 1922 until his death in 1953....
     (May 6 1941 - March 15 1946)


Chairman of the Council of Ministers of the USSR

  • Iosif Vissarionovich Stalin
    Joseph Stalin

    Joseph Stalin was the General Secretary of the Communist Party of the Soviet Union's Central Committee of the Communist Party of the Soviet Union from 1922 until his death in 1953....
     (March 19 1946 - March 5 1953)
  • Georgy Maximilianovich Malenkov
    Georgy Malenkov

    Georgy Maximilianovich Malenkov was a Soviet Union politician, Communist Party of the Soviet Union leader and close collaborator of Joseph Stalin of Macedonians descent....
     (March 6 1953 - February 8 1955)
  • Nikolay Alexandrovich Bulganin (February 8 1955 - March 27 1958)
  • Nikita Sergeyevich Khrushchev
    Nikita Khrushchev

    Nikita Sergeyevich Khrushchev served as General Secretary of the Communist Party of the Soviet Union of the Communist Party of the Soviet Union from 1953 to 1964, following the death of Joseph Stalin, and Premier of the Soviet Union from 1958 to 1964....
     (March 27 1958 - October 15 1964)
  • Alexei Nikolayevich Kosygin (October 15 1964 - October 23 1980)
  • Nikolay Alexandrovich Tikhonov
    Nikolai Tikhonov

    Nikolai Aleksandrovich Tikhonov was the Chairman of the Council of Ministers of the USSR from 1980 to 1985.Tikhonov was trained as an engineer at the Dnepropetrovsk Metallurgical Institute earning his degree in 1930....
     (October 23 1980 - September 27 1985)
  • Nikolay Ivanovich Ryzhkov
    Nikolai Ryzhkov

    Nikolai Ivanovich Ryzhkov was a Soviet official and, after the History of the Soviet Union , a Russian politician. He served as Chairman of the Council of Ministers of the USSR from September 27, 1985 to January 14, 1991 during the era of glasnost and perestroika under Mikhail Gorbachev....
     (September 27 1985 - December 26 1990)


Prime Minister of the USSR

  • Valentin Pavlov
    Valentin Pavlov

    For other uses, see Pavlov.Valentin Sergeyevich Pavlov was the Premier of the Soviet Union from January to August 1991. He was one of the leaders of the Soviet coup attempt of 1991 that attempted to depose Mikhail Gorbachev in 1991....
     (January 14 1991 - August 22 1991)
  • Ivan Silayev
    Ivan Silayev

    Ivan Stepanovich Silayev is a Russian political figure. He served as the Prime Minister of Russia from June 15, 1990 to September 26, 1991 and was also the last Premier of the Soviet Union from September 6, 1991 to December 25, 1991....
     (September 6 1991 - December 25 1991)

See also

  • President of the Soviet Union
    President of the Soviet Union

    The President of the Soviet Union was the Head of State of the USSR from 15 March 1990 to 25 December 1991. Mikhail Gorbachev was the only person to occupy the office....
  • List of leaders of the Soviet Union
    List of leaders of the Soviet Union

    An approximately chronological list of leaders of the Soviet Union .The formal structure of power in the Soviet Union consisted of three main branches that gave rise to three top positions....