Category:Leaders of the Soviet Union
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Heads of the Bolshewiki Party (1903–1918), the Communist Party of Russia (1918–1925) resp. the Communist Party of the Soviet Union(1925–1991) were the actual strongmen:
1. 1903–1924: Vladimir Lenin (original name: Ulyanov) 2. 1922–1953: Josef Stalin (original name: Jughashvili) (Secretary General) 3. 1953–1964: Nikita Khrushchev (First Secretary) 4. 1964–1982: Leonid Breznev (since 1966 Secretary General) 5. 1982–1984: Yuri Andropov (Secretary General) 6. 1984–1985: Konstantin Chernenko 7. 1985–1991: Mikhail Gorbachev