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Minister of Defence (Soviet Union)
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The Minister of Defence of the Soviet Union (Russian: Министр обороны СССР) refers to the head of the Ministry of Defence who was responsible for defence of the socialist/communist Russian Soviet Federative Socialist Republic from 1917 to 1922 and the Soviet Union from 1922 to 1992.
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Minister of Defence of the Soviet Union | |
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Министр обороны СССР | |
![]() Standard of the Minister of Defence (1964–1991) | |
Ministry of Defense | |
Status | Abolished |
Reports to | Premier |
Nominator | Defense Council |
Appointer | Politburo |
Precursor | Minister of War (Russian Empire) |
Formation | 8 November 1917 |
First holder | Council on War and Navy Affairs |
Final holder | Yevgeny Shaposhnikov |
Abolished | 14 February 1992[1] |
Succession | Commander-in-Chief of the CIS Armed Forces (1992–1993) Minister of Defence (Russian Federation) |
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