List of leaders of Russia

The rulers of the Rus', the Russian Tsardom, the Russian Empire, the Russian Republic, the RSFSR, the USSR, the Russian Federation.

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The list does not include regents, acting rulers, rulers of the separatist states in the territory of Russia, persons who applied for the post of ruler, but did not join it, rebel leaders who do not control the capital and the nominal heads of the RSFSR from the formation of the USSR to the establishment of the presidency of Russia.

Princes of Novgorod

Grand Princes of Kiev

Grand Princes of Vladimir

Grand Princes of Moscow (1263-1547)
  • Ivan I Kalita (November 21, 1325 — March 31, 1340)
  • Simeon the Proud (March 31, 1340 — April 26, 1353)
  • Ivan II the Red (April 26, 1353 — November 13, 1359)
  • Dmitry of the Don (13 ноября 1359 — 19 мая 1389)
  • Vasily I (May 19, 1389 — February 27, 1425)
  • Vasily II the Dark (February 27, 1425 — April 25, 1433)
  • Yury of Zvenigorod (spring — summer 1433)
  • Vasily II the Dark (summer 1433 — March 31, 1434)
  • Yury of Zvenigorod (March 31 — June 5, 1434)
  • Vasily the Squint (June 5 — July 1434)
  • Vasily II the Dark (July 1434 — July 7, 1445)
  • Dmitry Shemyaka (July 7 - October 26, 1445)
  • Vasily II the Dark (October 26, 1445 — February 13, 1446)
  • Dmitry Shemyaka (February 12, 1446 — February 17, 1447)
  • Vasily II the Dark (February 17, 1447 — March 27, 1462)
  • Ivan III the Great (March 27, 1462 — October 27, 1505)
  • Vasili III (October 27, 1505 — December 4, 1533)
  • Ivan IV the Terrible (December 4, 1533 — January 16, 1547)

Tsars of Russia (1547-1610)

Rurikids
  • Feodor I (March 19, 1584 — January 7, 1598)

Godunovs

Time of Troubles

Seven Boyars and Zemsky government (1610-1613)

Seven Boyars[2]

Zemsky government[3]

Tsars of Russia (1613-1721)

Romanovs

Emperors of Russia (1731-1917)

Heads of the Provisional Government (1917)

Leaders of Soviet Russia (1917-1991)
Main article: List of leaders of the Soviet Union

De facto

Nominal Heads of State[6]
  • Lev Kamenev (October 27 (November 9) — November 8 (21), 1917)
  • Yakov Sverdlov (November 8 (21), 1917 — March 16, 1919)
  • Mikhail Kalinin (Acting March 16, 1919 — March 30, 1919)
  • Nikolai Shvernik (March 19, 1946 — March 15, 1953)
  • Kliment Voroshilov (March 15, 1953 — May 7, 1960)
  • Leonid Brezhnev (May 7, 1960 — July 15, 1964)
  • Anastas Mikoyan (July 15, 1964 — December 9, 1965)
  • Nikolai Podgorny (June 16, 1977 — November 10, 1982)
  • Leonid Brezhnev (June 16, 1977 — November 10, 1982)
  • Yuri Andropov (June 16, 1983 — February 9, 1984)
  • Konstantin Chernenko (April 11, 1984 — March 10, 1985)
  • Andrei Gromyko (July 2, 1985 — October 1, 1988)
  • Mikhail Gorbachev (October 1, 1988 — March 15, 1990)

Presidents of Russia (1991-present)
Main article: List of presidents of Russia

See also

Notes and references
  1. In 1575, Ivan the Terrible declared the Kassim Khan "the Grand Duke of all Russia," but retained influence on the country's politics. In 1576, Ivan the Terrible returned to the throne.
  2. In the period 1610-1612 after the overthrow of Tsar Vasily Shuisky, power in Moscow belonged to the Boyar Duma, which created an interim government of seven boyars. The government was headed by the main boyar - Fedor Mstislavsky.
  3. In the fall of 1612, a united rebelion liberated Moscow from Polish interventionists and abolished the Seven Boyars. The new government was headed by Dmitry Trubetskoy, who formally led Russia before the election of Mikhail Romanov as Tsar in 1613.
  4. During his lifetime, Alexander I appointed Nicholas as heir, because his elder brother Konstantin abdicated the throne, but only a small number of close associates knew about this, which caused the situation of interregnum and the oath of oath to Konstantin began. In December, Konstantin repeatedly abdicated the throne.
  5. Abdicated in favor of his younger brother Michael. The next day, Michael refused to become Emperor, saying that the fate of the monarchy should be decided by the Constituent Assembly.
  6. Legally, the highest officials of the Soviet state were:
    since 1917 - Chairman of the All-Russian Central Executive Committee of the RSFSR;
    since 1922 - Chairman of the Central Executive Committee of the USSR
    since 1938 - Chairman of the Presidium of the Supreme Soviet of the USSR;
    since 1989 - Chairman of the Supreme Council of the USSR;
    Since 1990 - President of the USSR.
    Moreover, in accordance with the Constitution, from 1917 to 1989. the head of state was considered a collective body - respectively, the Central Executive Committee, the Central Executive Committee of the USSR and the Presidium of the Supreme Soviet of the USSR. After 1989, the USSR was headed by the only head of state.
  7. Acting President from December 31, 1999 to May 7, 2000.
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