Leningrad Regional Committee of the Communist Party of the Soviet Union

The Leningrad Regional Committee of the Communist Party of the Soviet Union, commonly referred to as the Leningrad CPSU obkom, was the position of highest authority in Leningrad Oblast during most of the existence of the Soviet Union. The position was created on 1 August 1927, and abolished on 29 August 1991 although most authority was lost in June that year to the position of Governor of Leningrad Oblast. The First Secretary was a de facto appointed position usually by the Politburo or the General Secretary himself.

First Secretaries

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The following individuals served as first secretaries of the Leningrad Regional Committee of the Communist Party of the Soviet Union.[1]

Name Term of Office Life years
Start End
Sergey Kirov 1 August 1927 1 December 1934 1886–1934
Andrei Zhdanov 15 December 1934 17 January 1945 1896–1948
Alexey Kuznetsov 17 January 1945 26 March 1946 1905–1950
Pyotr Popkov 26 March 1946 22 February 1949 1903–1950
Vasily Andrianov 22 February 1949 25 November 1953 1902–1978
Frol Kozlov 25 November 1953 24 December 1957 1908–1965
Ivan Spiridonov 24 December 1957 3 May 1962 1905–1991
Vasily Tolstikov 3 May 1962 16 September 1970 1917–2003
Grigory Romanov 16 September 1970 21 June 1983 1923–2008
Lev Zaykov 21 June 1983 8 July 1985 1923–2002
Yuri Solovyev 8 July 1985 12 July 1989 1925–2011
Boris Gidaspov 12 July 1989 29 August 1991 1933–2007

Second Secretary

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Name Term of Office Life years
Start End
Terentii Shtykov 16 June 1938 1 January 1945 1907–1964
Vasily Rykov 1952 1961 1918–2011

See also

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Sources

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  • [1] World Statesmen.org
  1. ^ Справочник по истории Коммунистической партии и Советского Союза 1898 - 1991 (in Russian). knowbysight.info. Archived from the original on 26 August 2018. Retrieved 15 August 2014.