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Union of Soviet Socialist Republics30 Dec 1922 - 31 Dec 1991 Union of Soviet Socialist Republics (USSR),Russia, Ukraine, Beylorussia and Transcaucasia13 May 1925 Accession of Turkmenistan and Uzbekistan05 Dec 1929 Accession of Tazhik SSR05 Dec 1936 Accession of Armenia, Azerbaizhan, Georgia,Kazakh and Kirgiziya02 Aug 1940 Accession of Moldovian SSR (Bessarabia)03 Aug 1940 Accession of Lithuania05 Aug 1940 Accession of Latvia06 Aug 1940 Accession of Estonia17 Jun 1941 - 1944 Western territories occupied by Germany11 Mar 1990 Independence of Lithuania declared06 Sep 1991 Recognision of the independence of the Baltic states26 Dec 1991 Dissolution of the USSR31 Dec 1991 Final dissolution recognised, Russia becomes the legal successor stateGovernment: Federal Socialist Republic.Capital: Moscow.Language: Russian (de facto).Religion: None.National Anthem: "Gimn Sovetskovo Soyuza" (Hymn of the USSR)National Emblem: Hammer, Sickle and Red Star.National Day: 7 November, October Revolution (1917).National Motto: Proletarii vsekh stran, Soedinyaytes! (Workers of the World Unite!).Currency: Soviet Ruble.General Secretaries of the Communist party of the USSR30 Dec 1922 - 05 Mar 1953 Ioseb Besarionis dze Jughashvili Stalin ............. 1878-1953 (G.SSR)05 Mar - 14 Mar 1953 Georgy Maksimilianovich Malenkov .................... 1902-1988 (R.SFSR)14 Mar 1953 - 14 Oct 1964 Nikita Sergeyevich Krushchev ........................ 1895-1971 (R.SFSR)14 Oct 1964 - 10 Nov 1982 Leonid Ilych Brezhnev ............................... 1906-1982 (UK.SSR)10 Nov 1982 - 09 Feb 1984 Yuri Vladimirovich Andropov ......................... 1914-1984 (R.SFSR)09 Feb 1984 - 10 Mar 1985 Konstantin Ustinovich Chernenko ..................... 1911-1985 (R.SFSR)11 Mar 1985 - 24 Aug 1991 Mikhail Sergeyevich Gorbachev ....................... 1931- (R.SFSR)(susspended 19 Aug - 22 Aug 1991)18 Aug - 22 Aug 1991 State Emergency Commitee- Vladimir Aleksandrovich Kryuchkov ................. 1924-2007 (R.SFSR)- Valentin Ivanovich Varennikov ..................... 1923-2009 (R.SFSR)- Dmitriy Timofeyevich Yazov ........................ 1923- (R.SFSR)- Sergei Feodorovich Akhromeyev ..................... 1923-1991 (R.SFSR)- Vasily Aleksandrovich Starodubtsev ................ 1931- (R.SFSR)- Oleh Dmitriiyevych Baklaniv ....................... 1932 - (UK.SSR)- Boriss Karlis Pugo ................................ 1937-1991 (LV.SSR)24 Aug - 29 Aug 1991 Volodymyr Antonovych Ivashko ........................ 1932-1994 (UK.SSR)(acting)Chairman of the Central Executive Committee30 Dec 1922 - 12 Jan 1938 Mikhail Ivanovich Kalinin ........................... 1875-1946 (R.SFSR)30 Dec 1922 - 12 Jan 1938 Grygory Ivanovych Petrovsky ......................... 1878-1958 (UK.SSR)30 Dec 1922 - 16 Jun 1937 Alyaksandr Grygoryevich Chervyakau .................. 1892-1937 (B.SSR)30 Dec 1922 - 19 Mar 1925 Nariman Kerbalay Nadzaf-oglu Nariman................. 1870-1925 (AZ.SSR)21 May 1925 - Jun 1937 Gazanfar Makhmud-oglu Musab ......................... 1888-1938 (AZ.SSR)21 May 1925 - 21 Jul 1937 Nedirbay Aytak ...................................... 1894-1938 (TM.SSR)21 May 1925 - 17 Jun 1937 Fayzulla Ubaydullo Xojay ............................ 1896-1938 (UB.SSR)18 Mar 1931 - 04 Jan 1934 Nusratulla Maksum Lutfullo .......................... 1881-1938 (TK.SSR04 Jan 1934 - 31 Dec 1937 Abdullo Rakhim ...................................... 1896-1938 (TK.SSR)Chairmen of the Supreme Soviet17 Jan 1938 - 19 Mar 1946 Mikhail Ivanovich Kalinin19 Mar 1946 - 15 Mar 1953 Nikolay Mikhailovich Shvernik ....................... 1888-1970 (R.SFSR)15 Mar 1953 - 07 May 1960 Klyment Yerfremovych Voroshylov ..................... 1881-1969 (UK.SSR)07 May 1960 - 09 Jul 1964 Leonid Ilyich Brezhnev (1st Time)15 Jul 1964 - 09 Dec 1965 Anastas Hovhannesi Mikoyan .......................... 1895-1978 (AR.SSR)09 Dec 1965 - 16 Jun 1977 Mykola Viktorovych Podhorny ......................... 1903-1983 (UK.SSR)16 Jun 1977 - 10 Nov 1982 Leonid Ilyich Brezhnev (2nd Time)10 Nov 1982 - 16 Jun 1983 Vasily Vasilyevich Kuznetsov ........................ 1901-1990 (R.SFSR)16 Jun 1983 - 09 Feb 1984 Yury Vladimirovich Andropov11 Apr 1984 - 10 Mar 1985 Konstanin Ustinovich Chernenko10 Mar 1985 - 01 Oct 1988 Andrei Andreyevich Gramyka .......................... 1909-1989 (B.SSR)01 Oct 1988 - 15 Mar 1990 Mikhail Sergeyevich GorbachevPresident15 Mar 1990 - 25 Dec 1991 Mikhail Sergeyevich Gorbachev19 Aug - 21 Aug 1991 Gennady Ivanovich Yanayev ........................... 1937-2010 (R.SFSR)(acting; in opposition)Chairmen of the Council of Peoples Commissars30 Dec 1922 - 21 Jan 1924 Vladimir Ilich Ulyanov Lenin ........................ 1870-1924 (R.SFSR)02 Feb 1924 - 19 Dec 1930 Alexey Ivonavich Rykov .............................. 1881-1937 (R.SFSR)19 Dec 1930 - 06 May 1941 Vyacheslav Mikhailovich Molotov ..................... 1890-198606 May 1941 - 15 Mar 1946 Iosif Dzhugashvili StalinChairmen of the Council of Ministers15 Mar 1946 - 05 Mar 1953 Iosif Dzhugashvili Stalin05 Mar 1953 - 08 Feb 1955 Georgy Maximilianovich Malenkov08 Feb 1955 - 27 Mar 1958 Nikolay Alexandrovich Bulganin ...................... 1895-1975 (R.SFSR)27 Mar 1958 - 14 Oct 1964 Nikita Sergeyevich Khrushchev14 Oct 1964 - 23 Oct 1980 Alexey Nikolayovich Kosygin ......................... 1904-1980 (R.SFSR)23 Oct 1980 - 27 Sep 1985 Nikolay Aleksandrovich Tikhonov ..................... 1905-1997 (UK.SSR)27 Sep 1985 - 14 Jan 1991 Nikolay Ivanovich Ryzhkov ........................... 1929- (UK.SSR)14 Jan - 22 Aug 1991 Valetin Sergayevich Pavlov .......................... 1937-2003 (R.SFSR)22 Aug - 06 Sep 1991 Vacant06 Sep - 31 Dec 1991 Ivan Stepanovich Silayev ............................ 1930- (R.SFSR)
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