Nikolai Ryzhkov
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Nikolai Ivanovich Ryzhkov was a Russian politician. He served as the last chairman of the Council of Ministers of the Soviet Union from 1985 to 1991 and was succeeded by Valentin Pavlov as prime minis
Ryzhkov in 1990
Ryzhkov on 27 November 2009
Official portrait as Senator in 2016
Valentin Pavlov
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Valentin Sergeyevich Pavlov was a Soviet official who became a Russian banker following the dissolution of the Soviet Union. Born in the city of Moscow, then part of the Russian Soviet Federative Soci
Nikolai Ryzhkov
…2024) was a Russian politician. He served as the last chairman of the Council of Ministers of the Soviet Union from 1985 to 1991 and was succeeded by Valentin Pavlov as prime minister. The same year, he lost his seat on the Presidential Council, going on to become Boris Yeltsin's leading opponent in the 1991…
Pavlov in 1993
A new 50-ruble banknote issued in 1991 during the Pavlov reform.
Pavlov's gravestone at Pyatnitskoye Cemetery