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Deputy to the General Secretary of CPSU
The
Second Secretary of the Communist Party of the Soviet Union
was the second highest position in the
Communist Party of the Soviet Union
, the post was the equivalent to Deputy
Secretary-general
. The post was established in 1922 and the first person to held the post was
Vyacheslav Molotov
, the
Minister of Foreign Affairs
. In 1990, during the
28th Congress
, the post was renamed as Deputy General Secretary.
The role of Second Secretary of the Communist Party of the Soviet Union emerged as a pivotal position in the hierarchy of the
Soviet political system
. Following the leadership of General Secretaries such as
Joseph Stalin
,
Leonid Brezhnev
, the designation of Second Secretary represented a transitional phase in Soviet
leadership dynamics
.
Key functions and responsibilities
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Succession Planning
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The Second Secretary played a crucial role in grooming future leaders and maintaining stability during transitions of power.
Political Influence
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While not holding the top position, the Second Secretary wielded significant influence within the party apparatus and decision-making processes.
Party Unity
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Ensuring cohesion and unity within the CPSU ranks, especially during periods of political and ideological challenges, was a primary responsibility.
List of officeholders
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16 individuals are appointed as the Party's Second Secretary, Mikhail Suslov spent the longest time in office and Vladimir Ivashko spent the shortest time in office. 8 individuals held the position in a temporary role.
No.
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Portrait
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Name
(Birth?Death)
|
Term
|
Notes
|
Took office
|
Left office
|
Second Secretary of the Communist Party of the Soviet Union
(1922?1990)
|
1
|
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Vyacheslav Molotov
(1890?1986)
|
April 1922
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December 1930
|
He was appointed as the Party's first Second Secretary. In 1930, he was replaced by Lazar Kaganovich
|
2
|
|
Lazar Kaganovich
(1893?1991)
[2]
[a]
|
December 1930
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21 March 1939
|
Appointed by Stalin in December 1930, as the
de facto
Second Secretary. He held the position in a temporary role until 1935, he was officially became the Second Secretary.
|
3
|
|
Andrei Zhdanov
(1896?1948)
|
21 March 1939
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31 August 1948†
|
Appointed by the Central Committee on 21 March 1939, he died in office in 1948.
|
4
|
|
Georgy Malenkov
(1902?1988)
|
31 August 1948
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16 October 1952
|
Succeeded Zhadanov in 1948 until 1952, replaced by Nikita Khrushchev.
|
5
|
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Nikita Khrushchev
(1894?1971)
[b]
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16 October 1952
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14 September 1953
|
De facto
Second Secretary from 1952?1953
|
6
|
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Mikhail Suslov
(1902?1982)
[c]
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14 September 1953
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17 December 1957
|
De facto
Second Secretary until 1955, officially became Second Secretary after Malenkov was removed from power as
Premier of USSR
|
7
|
|
Aleksey Kirichenko
(1908?1975)
[d]
|
17 December 1957
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5 April 1960
|
De facto
Second Secretary until 1960
|
8
|
|
Frol Kozlov
(1908?1965)
[e]
|
5 April 1960
|
21 June 1963
|
De facto
Second Secretary until 1963
|
9
|
|
Leonid Brezhnev
(1906?1982)
|
21 June 1963
|
14 October 1964
|
Appointed by Nikita Khrushchev as his "likely successor" until 1964, Brezhnev forced Khrushchev to resign as First Secretary.
|
10
|
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Nikolai Podgorny
(1903?1983)
[f]
|
14 October 1964
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6 December 1965
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De facto
Second Secretary until 1965
|
11
|
|
Mikhail Suslov
(1902?1982)
|
6 December 1965
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25 January 1982
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Appointed by Leonid Brezhnev in 1965. He was considered as Brezhnev "likely successor" by foreign countries until 1982, he died in office and Chernenko, Senior Secretary of Cadres, became acting Second Secretary. He was the longest serving Second Secretary.
|
?
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Konstantin Chernenko
(1911?1985)
(acting)
|
25 January 1982
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24 May 1982
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Acting in 5 months and replaced by Yuri Andropov.
|
12
|
|
Yuri Andropov
(1914?1984)
|
24 May 1982
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10 November 1982
|
General Secretary of the CPSU from 10 November 1982 and appointed Chernenko as his "likely successor".
|
13
|
|
Konstantin Chernenko
(1911?1984)
|
10 November 1982
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9 February 1984
|
General Secretary of the CPSU from 9 February 1984, Appointed Gorbachev as Second Secretary.
|
13
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Mikhail Gorbachev
(1931?2022)
[g]
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9 February 1984
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10 March 1985
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De facto
Second Secretary until 1985, officially became General Secretary.
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14
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Yegor Ligachev
(1920?2021)
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10 March 1985
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14 July 1990
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Appointed by Gorbachev until 1990, he was removed from power and succeeded by Vladimir Ivashko, the position was renamed as Deputy General Secretary in the
28th Party Congress
.
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Deputy General Secretary of the Communist Party of the Soviet Union
(1990?1991)
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15
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Vladimir Ivashko
(1932?1994)
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14 July 1990
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29 August 1991
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Appointed in the 28th Party Congress.
[6]
Acting General Secretary from 24?29 August 1991, resigned as acting General Secretary and Deputy General Secretary on 29 August, after
Boris Yeltsin
suspended the Party throughout the country.
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Notes
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- ^
de facto (until 1935)
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de facto
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de facto
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de facto
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R.W.Davies, Oleg V. Khlevniuk, and E.A.Rees (editors) (2003).
The Stalin-Kaganovich Correspondence, 1931?36
. New Haven: Yale U.P. pp. ix?xi.
ISBN
0-300-09367-5
.
CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (
link
)
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