Global political history

Global political history from 3000 BC to the 21st century – political leaders, elections, and more.

Political Parties of Russia

Russian Federation

Communist Party of the Russian Federation

General Secretary of the Communist Party of the Russian Federation
Gennady Andreyevich Zyuganov

Date of birth/date of death: b. June 26 1944.

1993 – present


A Just Russia

Leader of A Just Russia
Sergey Mikhailovich Mironov

Date of birth/date of death: b. February 14 1953.

2006 – 2011

Sergey Mikhailovich Mironov

Date of birth/date of death: b. February 14 1953.

2013 – present


Liberal Democratic Party of Russia

Leader of the Liberal Democratic Party of Russia
Vladimir Volfovich Zhirinovsky

Date of birth/date of death: b. April 25 1946; d. April 6 2022.

1992 – 2022


United Russia

Leader of United Russia
Sergei Kuzhugetovich Shoigu

Date of birth/date of death: b. May 21 1955.

2001 – 2004

Boris Vyacheslavovich Gryzlov

Date of birth/date of death: b. December 15 1950.

2004 – 2008

Dmitry Anatolyevich Medvedev

Date of birth/date of death: b. September 14 1965.

2012 – present


Unity

Leader of Unity
Sergei Kuzhugetovich Shoigu

Date of birth/date of death: b. May 21 1955.

1999 – 2001




Union of Soviet Socialist Republics

Communist Party of the Soviet Union

Responsible Secretary of the Russian Communist Party (Bolsheviks)
Vyacheslav Mikhaylovich Molotov

Date of birth/date of death: b. March 9 1890; d. November 8 1986.

1921 – 1922

General Secretary of the Central Committee of the Communist Party of the Soviet Union
Joseph Vissarionovich Stalin

Date of birth/date of death: b. December 18 1878; d. March 5 1953.

1922 – 1952

Nikita Sergeyevich Khrushchev

Date of birth/date of death: b. April 15 1894; d. September 11 1971.

1953 – 1964

Leonid Ilyich Brezhnev

Date of birth/date of death: b. December 19 1906; d. November 10 1982.

1964 – 1982

Yuri Vladimirovich Andropov

Date of birth/date of death: b. June 15 1914; d. February 9 1984.

1982 – 1984

Mikhail Sergeyevich Gorbachev

Date of birth/date of death: b. March 2 1931; d. August 30 2022.

1985 – 1991


Second Secretary of the Central Committee of the Communist Party of the Soviet Union
Andrei Aleksandrovich Zhdanov

Date of birth/date of death: b. February 26 1896; d. August 31 1948.

1939 – 1948

Leonid Ilyich Brezhnev

Date of birth/date of death: b. December 19 1906; d. November 10 1982.

1964

Nikolai Viktorovich Podgorny

Date of birth/date of death: b. February 18 1903; d. January 12 1983.

1964 – 1965

Yuri Vladimirovich Andropov

Date of birth/date of death: b. June 15 1914; d. February 9 1984.

1982


Head of the International Department of the Central Committee of the Communist Party of the Soviet Union
Anatoly Fyodorovich Dobrynin

Date of birth/date of death: b. November 16 1919; d. April 6 2010.

1986 – 1988


Head of the Propaganda and Agitation Department of the Central Committee of the Communist Party of the Soviet Union
Andrei Aleksandrovich Zhdanov

Date of birth/date of death: b. February 26 1896; d. August 31 1948.

1939 – 1940

Alexander Nikolayevich Yakovlev

Date of birth/date of death: b. December 2 1923; d. October 18 2005.

1985 – 1986


First Secretary of the Leningrad Regional Committee of the Communist Party of the Soviet Union
Andrei Aleksandrovich Zhdanov

Date of birth/date of death: b. February 26 1896; d. August 31 1948.

1934 – 1945