USSR Leaders

Soviet Union usually had a de facto leader who would not necessarily be head of state but would lead while holding an office such as Premier or General Secretary. Under the 1977 Constitution, the Chairman of the Council of Ministers, or Premier, was the head of government and the Chairman of the Presidium of the Supreme Soviet was the head of state. Take a look on the list of USSR leaders of such a powerful country.

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Vladimir LeninFriday Apr 22, 1870 to Monday Jan 21, 1924

Vladimir Ilyich Ulyanov (22 April 1870 – 21 January 1924), better known by his alias Lenin, was a Ru...

Joseph StalinWednesday Dec 18, 1878 to Thursday Mar 5, 1953

Joseph Vissarionovich Stalin born in 18 December 1878 – 5 March 1953) was a Georgian revolutionary a...

Mikhail GorbachevMonday Mar 2, 1931 to Present

Mikhail Sergeyevich Gorbachev (born 2 March 1931) is a Russian and formerly Soviet politician. The e...