Stalin, who was 44 when he became Gensek in 1922
General Secretary
Politburo, a board of 15 carefully chosen men. The Politburo made rules and passed them down to Communist officials.
Soviet union leader is not president, it's "general secretary of Central Comitee of Soviet Union Communist Party". In 1953-1966, instead "general secretary" used "first secretary". Iosif Stalin (until 1953) Nikita Hrushev (1953-1964) Leonid Brezhnev (1964-1982) Uriy Andropov (1982-1984) Konstantin Chernenko (1984-1985) Michail Gorbachev (1985-1991)
The Soviet Union is not run by anyone, since it no longer exists.The Soviet Union was run by a president in the last two years of its existence: 1990-1991. Prior to that, the Soviet Union was run by the Politburo of the Communist Party. The de facto leader of the country was the General Secretary of the Communist Party.Russia, which is political heir of the Soviet Union, is run by a president today.
In 1970, Russia was part of the Soviet Union. Leonid Brezhnev was the General Secretary of the Central Committee of the Communist Party of the Soviet Union from 1964 to 1982. Gennady Voronov was the Chairman of the Council of Ministers of the Russian Soviet Federative Socialist Republic from 1962 to 1971.
General Secretary
Leonid Brezhnev
Politburo, a board of 15 carefully chosen men. The Politburo made rules and passed them down to Communist officials.
The General Secretary of the Communist Party of the USSR - Leonid Ilyich Brezhnev.
The General Secretary of Central Committee of the Communist Party of the Soviet Union of the Union of the Soviet Socialist Republics was Leonid Ilyich Brezhnev. Leonid Ilyich Brezhnev was Ukrainian.
Preceded byNikita KhrushchevSucceeded byNikolai Tikhonov
After Leonid Brezhnev's death in 1982, Yuri Andropov succeeded him as General Secretary of the Communist Party of the Soviet Union. Andropov's tenure was brief, lasting only until 1984 due to his ill health. He was followed by Konstantin Chernenko, who also had a short rule until his death in 1985, leading to Mikhail Gorbachev taking over as General Secretary. Gorbachev's policies of glasnost and perestroika would ultimately reshape the Soviet Union.
Leonid Brezhnev did not personally invade Afghanistan, but he was the General Secretary of the Communist Party of the Soviet Union during the Soviet invasion of Afghanistan in December 1979. The invasion was aimed at supporting the Afghan communist government against insurgent groups. Brezhnev's leadership was marked by the decision to send troops, which ultimately led to a protracted conflict that lasted until 1989.
After 1964, Leonid Brezhnev became the General Secretary of the Communist Party of the Soviet Union and effectively ruled Russia until his death in 1982. Brezhnev's leadership marked a period of stagnation, characterized by both political repression and a focus on military strength. Following his death, Yuri Andropov briefly took over before Konstantin Chernenko succeeded him, with both leaders continuing the policies of the Brezhnev era.
He was a genius. One of the many instances to show is intellect was the way he rose to power. When he was General Secretary of the Politburo, he selected members who were his supporters so that when he would eventually rise to power, they would support him for instance in the expulsion of Trotsky.
The plural of secretary general is secretaries general.
Soviet union leader is not president, it's "general secretary of Central Comitee of Soviet Union Communist Party". In 1953-1966, instead "general secretary" used "first secretary". Iosif Stalin (until 1953) Nikita Hrushev (1953-1964) Leonid Brezhnev (1964-1982) Uriy Andropov (1982-1984) Konstantin Chernenko (1984-1985) Michail Gorbachev (1985-1991)