Nikolai Tikhonov
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Nikolai Aleksandrovich Tikhonov was a Soviet Russian-Ukrainian statesman during the Cold War. He served as Chairman of the Council of Ministers from 1980 to 1985, and as a First Deputy Chairman of the
Tikhonov in 1981
Tikhonov (center) with Konstantin Chernenko (left) and Yuri Andropov in 1983
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
Nikolai Tikhonov
…and economic administration of the Soviet Union during the late era of stagnation. He was replaced as Chairman of the Council of Ministers in 1985 by Nikolai Ryzhkov. In the same year, he lost his seat in the Politburo; however, he retained his seat in the Central Committee until 1989. He was born in the city of…
Ryzhkov in 1990
Ryzhkov on 27 November 2009
Official portrait as Senator in 2016