events
Georgy Malenkov succeeds Joseph Stalin as Premier of the Soviet Union and First Secretary of the Communist Party of the Soviet Union.
Related Wikipedia articles
Georgy Malenkov
Soviet politician (1902–1988)
Georgy Maximilianovich Malenkov was a Soviet politician who briefly led the Soviet Union after Joseph Stalin's death in 1953. After one week, Malenkov was forced to give up control of the party apparatus, but continued to serve as Premier of the Soviet Union. He then entered a…Source: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA)
Joseph Stalin
Leader of the Soviet Union from 1924 to 1953
Joseph Vissarionovich Stalin was a Soviet politician and revolutionary who led the Soviet Union from 1924 until his death in 1953. He held office as General Secretary of the Communist Party from 1922 to 1952 and as the fourth premier from 1941 until his death. Despite initially…Source: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA)
Premier of the Soviet Union
Head of government of the USSR
The Premier of the Soviet Union was the head of government of the Union of Soviet Socialist Republics (USSR). From 1923 to 1946, the name of the office was Chairman of the Council of People's Commissars, and from 1946 to 1991 its name was Chairman of the Council of Ministers.…Source: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA)
Secretary (title)
Leader or chief officer of an organisation
Secretary is a title often used in organizations to indicate a person having a certain amount of authority, power, or importance in the organization. Secretaries announce important events and communicate to the organization. The term is derived from the Latin word secernere, "to…Source: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA)
Communist Party of the Soviet Union
Founding and ruling party of the Soviet Union
The Communist Party of the Soviet Union (CPSU), at some points known as the Russian Communist Party (RCP), All-Union Communist Party and Bolshevik Party, and sometimes referred to as the Soviet Communist Party (SCP), was the founding and ruling political party of the Soviet…Source: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA)