Ministers were the chief administrative officials of the government. While most ministers managed branches of the economy, others managed affairs of state, such as foreign policy, defense, justice, and finance.

The Council of Ministers of the Union of Soviet Socialist Republics (Russian: Совет министров СССР, romanized: Sovet Ministrov SSSR, IPA: [sɐˈvʲet mʲɪˈnʲistrəf ˌɛsˌɛsˌɛsˈɛr]), sometimes abbreviated as Sovmin or referred to as the Soviet of Ministers, was the de jure government of the Union of Soviet Socialist ...

During its 69-year history, the Soviet Union usually had a de facto leader who would not always necessarily be head of state or even head of government but would lead while holding an office such as Communist Party General Secretary. [a][2] The office of the chairman of the Council of Ministers was comparable to a prime minister in the First Wor...

Mar 10, 2022 · Stalin formed a tense alliance with U.S. President Franklin D. Roosevelt and U.K. Prime Minister Winston Churchill during World War II, in which Soviet troops helped liberate Nazi...

Ministry of the Paper and Woodworking Industry of the USSR (1954–1957) . Ministry of Paper and Wood Processing Industry of the USSR (1951 [4] —1953); Ministry of Power Engineering of the USSR (Minenergomash) (1975–1987); Ministry of Power Stations of the USSR (1946–1953); (1954 [5] —1958) . Ministry of Power and Electrical Industries of the USSR (1953–1954)

Mar 5, 2025 · Vyacheslav Molotov (born February 25 [March 9, New Style], 1890, Kukarka [now Sovetsk], Russia—died November 8, 1986, Moscow, Russia, U.S.S.R.) was a statesman and diplomat who served as foreign minister and the major spokesman for the Soviet Union at Allied conferences during and immediately after World War II.

Feb 13, 2025 · The Government of the Soviet Union, formally the All-Union Government of the Union of Soviet Socialist Republics, was the executive and administrative organ of state in the Soviet Union. It was referred to by different names in different periods of its existence: Council of People's Commissars (1923–1946), Council of Ministers (1946–1991 ...

Andrei Gromyko used to say that he prefers 10 years of negotiations to one day of war and stood by his word. For this, he was widely respected both in the USSR and in the West. 1. Gromyko...

Andrei Gromyko (born July 18 [July 5, Old Style], 1909, Starye Gromyki, Belorussia, Russian Empire [now in Belarus]—died July 2, 1989, Moscow, Russia, U.S.S.R. [now in Russia]) was a Soviet foreign minister (1957–85) and president (1985–88) of the Presidium of the Supreme Soviet of the U.S.S.R.

The Presidency was the highest state office, and was the most important office in the Soviet Union by influence and recognition, eclipsing that of Premier and, with the deletion of Article 6 of the Soviet Constitution, General Secretary.