Vyacheslav Mikhaylovich Molotov was a Russian and later Soviet politician and diplomat, an Old Bolshevik, and a leading figure in the Soviet government from the 1920s onward. He served as Chairman of the Council of People's Commissars from 1930 to 1941 and as Minister of Foreign Affairs from 1939 to 1949 and from 1953 to 1956.
Molotov in 1945
Molotov's birth house in Sovetsk, Kirov Oblast.
Molotov in 1917
Molotov and the OGPU's first chief Felix Dzerzhinsky, 1924
Premier of the Soviet Union
The Premier of the Soviet Union was the head of government of the Union of Soviet Socialist Republics (USSR). Twelve individuals held the post. Among the most known are Vladimir Lenin and Joseph Stalin.
Premier of the Soviet Union
Image: Vladimir Lenin
Image: Alexei Rikov 1924(cropped)
Image: Vyacheslav Molotov