Mikhail Suslov
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Mikhail Andreyevich Suslov was a Soviet politician. In addition to serving as the Central Committee's longtime Secretary of Ideology, he held office as Second Secretary of the Communist Party of the S
Suslov in 1948
Suslov in 1941
Suslov (standing, front row, furthest to the right) at the 3rd Party Congress of East Germany's ruling Socialist Unity Party, 1950
Nikita Khrushchev, leader of the Soviet Union (1954–1964)
Nikolai Podgorny
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Nikolai Viktorovich Podgorny was a Soviet statesman who served as the Chairman of the Presidium of the Supreme Soviet, the head of state of the Soviet Union, from 1965 to 1977.
Mikhail Suslov
…a triumvirate or troika assumed power in the Kremlin consisting of Leonid Brezhnev as First Secretary, Alexei Kosygin as Premier, and CC Secretary Nikolai Podgorny. Likewise, Suslov emerged as one of the most powerful figures in the Soviet leadership, ranking fourth in the Politburo hierarchy behind the members…
Official portrait, 1973
Nikolai Podgorny (second from left) at East Germany's 6th Party Conference with Soviet leader Nikita Khrushchev (second from right) in 1963.
Podgorny visiting Tampere, Finland in 1969
In his capacity as head of state, Podgorny (seated right) meets French President Charles de Gaulle (seated left) in Moscow.