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Ministry of Defense (Soviet Union)
Soviet government ministry / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
The Ministry of Defense (Minoboron; Russian: Министерство обороны СССР) was a government ministry in the Soviet Union, which supervised the Soviet Armed Forces. The first Minister of Defense was Nikolai Bulganin, starting 1953.
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Министерство обороны СССР | |
![]() Standard of the Minister of Defence (1964–1991) | |
Agency overview | |
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Formed | 1919 |
Preceding agency | |
Dissolved | 16 March 1992 |
Jurisdiction | Council of Ministers of the Soviet Union |
Headquarters | Khamovniki District, Moscow, RSFSR |
Minister responsible |
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Parent department | Council of Ministers of the Soviet Union Central Committee of the Communist Party of the Soviet Union |
Website | eng |
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