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Politburo

Russia · Government / Government of Russia. Chronological records rendered directly from the World History Database.

43Records
1919–1989Date range
36Named people
1Places

Chronological records

1919

Nikolai Bukharin1919

Moscow · Government / Government of Russia

The Politburo is first composed of Lenin, Trotsky, Kamanev, Bukharin & Stalin

Lev Borisovich Kamanev1919

Moscow · Government / Government of Russia

The Politburo is first composed of Lenin, Trotsky, Kamanev, Bukharin & Stalin

Vladimir Ilyich Ulyanov Lenin1919

Moscow · Government / Government of Russia

The Politburo, Orgburo & secretariat of the Russian Communist Party are created

Vladimir Ilyich Ulyanov Lenin1919

Moscow · Government / Government of Russia

The Politburo is set up to control the Central Committee of the Communist Party. The Politburo is formally set up at the VIIIth Communist Party Congress. The Politburo is first composed of Lenin, Trotsky, Kamanev, Bukharin & Stalin

Vladimir Ilyich Ulyanov Lenin1919

Moscow · Government / Government of Russia

The Politburo is first composed of Lenin, Trotsky, Kamanev, Bukharin & Stalin

Joseph Stalin1919

Moscow · Government / Government of Russia

The Politburo is first composed of Lenin, Trotsky, Kamanev, Bukharin & Stalin

Leon Trotsky1919

Moscow · Government / Government of Russia

The Politburo is first composed of Lenin, Trotsky, Kamanev, Bukharin & Stalin

1921

Grigory Yevseyevich Zinoviev16 March 1921

Government / Government of Russia

Zinoviev is made a full member of the Politburo after the Xth Party Congress

1922

Aleksey Ivanovich Rykov1922

Moscow · Government / Government of Russia

Appointed Member of Politburo

1924

Nikolai Bukharin1924

Moscow · Government / Government of Russia

Appointed Member of Politburo

1925

Mikhail Ivonovich Kalinin1925

Moscow · Government / Government of Russia

Appointed Member of Politburo

Jospeh Stalin1925

Government / Government of Russia

Zinoviev was re-elected to the Politburo, but his ally Kamenev was demoted from a full member to a non-voting member and Sokolnikov was dropped altogether, while Stalin had more of his allies elected to the Politburo

1926

Grigory Yevseyevich ZinovievJuly 1926

Government / Government of Russia

Zinoviev is dismissed from the Politburo after a tumultuous Central Committee meeting in July 1926

Vyacheslav Mikhailovich Molotov1926

Moscow · Government / Government of Russia

Appointed Member of Politburo

Klimenty Efremovich Voroshilov1926

Moscow · Government / Government of Russia

Appointed Member of Politburo

1930

Lazar Moiseevich Kaganovich1930

Moscow · Government / Government of Russia

Appointed Member of Politburo

Sergei Mironovich Kirov1930

Moscow · Government / Government of Russia

Appointed Member of Politburo

1935

Andrei Aleksandrovich Zhdanov1935

Government / Government of Russia

Appointed Member of Politburo

1939

Nikita Sergeyevich Khruschev1939

Moscow · Government / Government of Russia

Appointed Member of Politburo, full member

1946

Lavrenti Pavlovich Beria1946

Moscow · Government / Government of Russia

Appointed Member of Politburo

Georgi Maksimilanovich Malenkov1946

Moscow · Government / Government of Russia

Appointed Member of Politburo

1948

Aleksei Nikolaevich Kosygin1948

Moscow · Government / Government of Russia

Appointed Member of Politburo

1949

Nikolai Aleksandrovich Bulganin1949

Moscow · Government / Government of Russia

Appointed Member of Politburo

1953

Mir Dzhafar Abassovich Bagirov1953

Moscow · Government / Government of Russia

Appointed Member of Politburo, Candidate Member

1957

Frol Romanovich Kozlov1957

Moscow · Government / Government of Russia

Appointed Member of Politburo

1958

Nikolai Viktorovich Podgorny1958

Moscow · Government / Government of Russia

Appointed Member of Politburo, Candidate Member

1960

Konstantin Ustinovich Chernenko9 February 1960

Moscow · Government / Government of Russia

Appointed Member of Politburo

Nikolai Viktorovich Podgorny1960

Moscow · Government / Government of Russia

Appointed Member of Politburo

1964

Kirill Trofimovich Mazurov1964

Moscow · Government / Government of Russia

Appointed Member of Politburo, Candidate Member

1965

Kirill Trofimovich Mazurov1965

Moscow · Government / Government of Russia

Appointed Member of Politburo

1967

Yuri Vladimirovich Andropov1967

Moscow · Government / Government of Russia

Appointed Member of Politburo

1973

Andrei Antonovich Grechko1973

Moscow · Government / Government of Russia

Appointed Member of Politburo

1976

Dmitry Fedorovich Ustinov1976

Moscow · Government / Government of Russia

Appointed Member of Politburo

1979

Mikhail Sergeyevich Gorbachev26 December 1979

Moscow · Government / Government of Russia

Appointed Member of Politburo, Candidate Member

1980

Mikhail Sergeyevich Gorbachev1980

Moscow · Government / Government of Russia

Appointed Member of Politburo

1985

Andrei Andreyevich Gromyko10 March 1985

Moscow · Government / Government of Russia

1st at the politburo meeting to propose Gorbachev as a replacement for Chernenko

Viktor Chebrikov23 April 1985

Moscow · Government / Government of Russia

Appointed Member of Politburo

Egor Kuzmich Ligachev23 April 1985

Moscow · Government / Government of Russia

Appointed Member of Politburo

Nikolai Ryzhkov23 April 1985

Moscow · Government / Government of Russia

Appointed Member of Politburo

1986

Alexander Yakovlev1986

Moscow · Government / Government of Russia

Appointed Member of Politburo

Lev Nikolaevich Zaikov1986

Moscow · Government / Government of Russia

Appointed Member of Politburo

1988

Anatoly Ivanovich Lukyanov1988

Moscow · Government / Government of Russia

Appointed Member of Politburo, Candidate Member

1989

Evgeny Maksimovich PrimakovSeptember 1989

Moscow · Government / Government of Russia

Appointed Candidate Member of Politburo

Names involved

Aleksei Nikolaevich KosyginAleksey Ivanovich RykovAlexander YakovlevAnatoly Ivanovich LukyanovAndrei Aleksandrovich ZhdanovAndrei Andreyevich GromykoAndrei Antonovich GrechkoDmitry Fedorovich UstinovEgor Kuzmich LigachevEvgeny Maksimovich PrimakovFrol Romanovich KozlovGeorgi Maksimilanovich MalenkovGrigory Yevseyevich ZinovievJoseph StalinJospeh StalinKirill Trofimovich MazurovKlimenty Efremovich VoroshilovKonstantin Ustinovich ChernenkoLavrenti Pavlovich BeriaLazar Moiseevich KaganovichLeon TrotskyLev Borisovich KamanevLev Nikolaevich ZaikovMikhail Ivonovich KalininMikhail Sergeyevich GorbachevMir Dzhafar Abassovich BagirovNikita Sergeyevich KhruschevNikolai Aleksandrovich BulganinNikolai BukharinNikolai RyzhkovNikolai Viktorovich PodgornySergei Mironovich KirovViktor ChebrikovVladimir Ilyich Ulyanov LeninVyacheslav Mikhailovich MolotovYuri Vladimirovich Andropov

Provenance

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