1923–1991

Heads of government

The premiers who chaired Sovnarkom and later the Council of Ministers.

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Leadership Timeline

  1. 1923–1924 Vladimir Ilyich Lenin Chairman of Sovnarkom
  2. 1924–1930 Alexei Ivanovich Rykov Chairman of Sovnarkom
  3. 1930–1941 Vyacheslav Mikhailovich Molotov Chairman of Sovnarkom
  4. 1941–1953 Joseph Vissarionovich Stalin Chairman of Sovnarkom, then Council of Ministers
  5. 1953–1955 Georgy Maximilianovich Malenkov Chairman of the Council of Ministers
  6. 1955–1958 Nikolai Alexandrovich Bulganin Chairman of the Council of Ministers
  7. 1958–1964 Nikita Sergeyevich Khrushchev Chairman of the Council of Ministers
  8. 1964–1980 Alexei Nikolayevich Kosygin Chairman of the Council of Ministers
  9. 1980–1985 Nikolai Alexandrovich Tikhonov Chairman of the Council of Ministers
  10. 1985–1991.1 Nikolai Ivanovich Ryzhkov Chairman of the Council of Ministers
  11. 1991.1–8 Valentin Sergeyevich Pavlov Prime Minister