Politburo of the 25th Congress of the Communist Party of the Soviet Union

25th Politburo
Duration5 March 1976 – 3 March 1981

The Politburo of the 25th Congress of the Communist Party of the Soviet Union was in session from 1976 to 1981.

Composition

Members

Members of the Political Bureau of the 25th Congress of the Communist Party of the Soviet Union
[1][2][3][4]
Name Cyrillic 24th POL 26th POL Birth Death PM Ethnicity Offices held
Yuri Andropov Юрий Андропов Old Reelected 1914 1984 1939 Russian
One
Leonid Brezhnev Леонид Брежнев Old Reelected 1906 1982 1931 Russian
Three
Konstantin Chernenko Константин Черненко Promoted Reelected 1911 1985 1931 Ukrainian
Two
Mikhail Gorbachev Михаил Горбачёв Promoted Reelected 1931 2022 1952 Russian
One
Andrei Grechko Андре́й Гре́чко Old Died 1903 1976 1928 Ukrainian
One
Viktor Grishin Ви́ктор Гри́шин Old Reelected 1914 1992 1939 Russian
One
Andrei Gromyko Андрей Громыко Old Reelected 1909 1989 1931 Belarusian
One
Andrei Kirilenko Андре́й Кириле́нко Old Reelected 1906 1990 1930 Ukrainian
One
Alexei Kosygin Алексей Косыгин Old Relieved 1904 1980 1927 Russian
One
Fyodor Kulakov Фёдор Кулаков Old Died 1918 1978 1940 Russian
Two
Dinmukhamed Kunaev Дінмұхаммед Қонаев Old Reelected 1912 1993 1939 Kazakh
One
Kirill Mazurov Кири́лл Ма́зуров Old Relieved 1914 1989 1940 Belarusian
One
Arvīds Pelše А́рвид Пе́льше Old Reelected 1899 1983 1915 Latvian
One
Nikolai Podgorny Никола́й Подго́рный Old Relieved 1903 1983 1930 Ukrainian
One
Grigory Romanov Григорий Романов Candidate Reelected 1923 2008 1944 Russian
One
Volodymyr Shcherbytsky Влади́мир Щерби́цкий Old Reelected 1918 1990 1948 Ukrainian
One
Mikhail Suslov Михаил Суслов Old Reelected 1902 1982 1921 Russian
One
Nikolai Tikhonov Николай Тихонов Promoted Reelected 1905 1997 1940 Russian
Two
Dmitry Ustinov Дми́трий Усти́нов Candidate Reelected 1908 1984 1927 Russian
Two

Candidates

Candidate Members of the Political Bureau of the 25th Congress of the Communist Party of the Soviet Union
[1][2][3][4]
Name Cyrillic 24th POL 26th POL Birth Death PM Ethnicity Offices held
Heydar Aliyev Гейда́р Али́ев New Candidate 1923 2003 1945 Azerbaijani
One
Konstantin Chernenko Константин Черненко By-election Promoted 1911 1985 1931 Ukrainian
Two
Pyotr Demichev Пётр Де́мичев Candidate Candidate 1917 2010 1939 Russian
One
Mikhail Gorbachev Михаил Горбачёв New Promoted 1931 2022 1952 Russian
Two
Tikhon Kiselyov Ти́хон Киселёв By-election Candidate 1917 1983 1940 Belarusian
One
Vasily Kuznetsov Василий Кузнецов By-election Candidate 1901 1990 1927 Russian
Two
Pyotr Masherov Пётр Машеров Candidate Died 1918 1980 1943 Belarusian
One
Boris Ponomarev Борис Пономарёв Candidate Candidate 1905 1995 1919 Russian
Two
Sharof Rashidov Шараф Рашидов Candidate Candidate 1917 1983 1939 Uzbek
One
Eduard Shevardnadze Эдуард Шеварднадзе By-election Candidate 1928 2014 1936 Georgian
One
Mikhail Solomentsev Михаи́л Соло́менцев Candidate Candidate 1913 2008 1940 Russian
One
Nikolai Tikhonov Николай Тихонов By-election Promoted 1905 1997 1940 Russian
One

References

  1. ^ a b "Узкий состав ЦК РСДРП(б) - Политическое бюро ЦК РСДРП(б) - Бюро ЦК РСДРП(б) - РКП(б) - Политическое бюро ЦК РКП(б) - ВКП(б) - Президиум - Политическое бюро ЦК КПСС" [Narrow composition of the Central Committee of the RSDLP(b) - Political Bureau of the Central Committee of the RSDLP (b) - Bureau of the Central Committee of the RSDLP (b) - RCP (b) - Political Bureau of the Central Committee of the RCP (b) - CPSU (b) - Presidium - Political Bureau of the Central Committee of the CPSU]. Knowbysight.info. Archived from the original on 28 May 2022. Retrieved 21 May 2022.
  2. ^ a b "Directory of Soviet Officials Volume I – National Organizations". National Foreign Assessment Center, Central Intelligence Agency. November 1979. Retrieved 28 February 2026.
  3. ^ a b "Directory of Soviet Officials Volume II – RSFSR Organizations". National Foreign Assessment Center, Central Intelligence Agency. March 1979. Retrieved 28 February 2026.
  4. ^ a b "Directory of Soviet Officials Volume III – Union Republics". National Foreign Assessment Center, Central Intelligence Agency. March 1979. Retrieved 28 February 2026.
  5. ^ Wren, Christopher (27 April 1976). "Grechko Soviet Defense Chief, Dies at 72". The New York Times. Moscow. Archived from the original on 18 April 2023. Retrieved 3 March 2026.
  6. ^ a b Apple, R. W. (24 October 1980). "Ailing Kosygin Quits as Soviet Premier; Tikhonov is Named". The New York Times. Moscow. Archived from the original on 8 December 2025. Retrieved 3 March 2026.
  7. ^ Shipler, David (18 July 1978). "Fyodor D. Kulakov, 60, Is Dead; Viewed as a Brezhnev Successor". The New York Times. Moscow. Archived from the original on 5 March 2024. Retrieved 3 March 2026.
  8. ^ "The USSR Regional and Political Analysis" (PDF). Central Intelligence Agency. 28 July 1977. p. 10. Archived from the original (PDF) on 1 March 2025. Retrieved 3 March 2026.
  9. ^ a b Whitney, Craig (28 November 1978). "More Allies of Brezhnev Promoted To Soviet Leadership's Inner Circle". The New York Times. Moscow. Archived from the original on 12 March 2018. Retrieved 3 March 2026.
  10. ^ Wren, Christopher (1 May 1976). "Soviet's New Minister of Defense". The New York Times. Moscow. Archived from the original on 3 March 2026. Retrieved 3 March 2026.
  11. ^ "Tikhon Y. Kiselev, 65, Leader of Byelorussia". The New York Times. Moscow: Associated Press. 13 January 1983. p. D23. Archived from the original on 24 May 2015. Retrieved 3 March 2026.
  12. ^ Whitney, Craig (8 October 1977). "76‐ Year‐Old Kuznetsov Named Deputy to Brezhnev". The New York Times. Moscow. p. 3. Archived from the original on 20 February 2018. Retrieved 3 March 2026.
  13. ^ Austin, Anthony (6 October 1980). "Soviet Reports Pyotr Masherov, A Party Leader, Dies in Accident". The New York Times. Moscow. p. M8. Archived from the original on 3 March 2026. Retrieved 3 March 2026.
allikas: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/25th_Politburo_of_the_Communist_Party_of_the_Soviet_Union