Premier of the Soviet Union

Premier of the Soviet Union is the commonly used English term for the offices of Chairman of the Council of People's Comissars (1923-1946) and Chairman of the Council of Ministers of the USSR (1946-1991) (Председатель Совета Министров СССР) - was the top executive government position in the Soviet Union. However, the real power in the USSR had the Politburo of the Central Committee of the CPSU, and its Secretary General. Some Soviet leaders held both positions at the same time.

Chronological list of Premiers of the Soviet Union:

• Vladimir Ilich Lenin (1923-1924)
• Alexey Ivanovich Rykov (1924-1930)
• Vyacheslav Mikhailovich Molotov (1930-1941)
• Iosif Vissarionovich Stalin (1941-1953)
• Georgy Maximilianovich Malenkov (1953-1955)
• Nikolai Alexandrovich Bulganin (1955-1958)
• Nikita Sergeevich Khrushchev (1958-1964)
• Alexey Nikolaevich Kosygin (1964-1980)
• Nikolai Alexandrovich Tikhonov (1980-1985)
• Nikolai Ivanovich Ryzhkov (1985-1991)