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    General Secretary of the Communist Party of the Soviet Union

    • The General Secretary of the Central Committee of the Communist Party of the Soviet Union was the leader of the Communist Party of the Soviet Union (CPSU). From 1924 until the country's dissolution in 1991, the officeholder was the recognized leader of the Soviet Union. Prior to Stalin's accession, the position was not viewed as an important role in Lenin's g… See more

    StyleComrade General Secretary · (informal)
    TypeParty leader
    StatusCountry leader
    Member ofPolitburo · and Secretariat
    History

    Before the October Revolution, the job of the party secretary was largely that of a bureaucrat. Following the Bolshevik seizure of power, the Office of the Responsible Secretary was established in 1919 to perform ad… See more

    Citations

    1. ^ "ГЛАВНЫЙ КОРПУС КРЕМЛЯ". The VVM Library. Archived from the original on 28 January 2018. Retrieved 27 January 2018.
    2. ^ Armstrong 1986, p. 93.
    3. ^ "Soviet Union – General Secretary: Power and Authority". … See more

    Bibliography

    • Armstrong, John Alexander (1986). Ideology, Politics, and Government in the Soviet Union: An Introduction. University Press of America. ASIN B002DGQ6K2.
    • Backes, Uwe; Moreau, Patrick (2008). Communis… See more

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