Central Committee of the 17th Congress of the All-Union Communist Party (Bolsheviks)
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The Central Committee of the 17th Congress of the All-Union Communist Party (Bolsheviks) sat from 10 February 1934 until the convening of the 18th Congress on 10 March 1939. Its 1st Plenary Session elected the Politburo, Secretariat and Orgburo. The 17th Congress was labelled the "Congress of Victors" to mark the success of the first five-year plan and the collectivization of agriculture.[1] The CC 1st Plenary Session elected Joseph Stalin General Secretary of the Central Committee, and Lazar Kaganovich continued to serve as Stalin's deputy, an informal post referred to by Sovietologists as Second Secretary, and was empowered to manage party business and sign Politburo resolutions when Stalin was away from Moscow.[2]
Secretariat: 6 members
Orgburo: 12 full & 2 candidates
Central Committee of the 17th Congress | |
|---|---|
A scene from the 17th Congress | |
| 10 February 1934 â 22 March 1939 | |
| Leadership | |
| General Secretary | Joseph Stalin |
| Second Secretary | Lazar Kaganovich (1934â1935) |
| Inner-groups | Politburo: 12 full & 5 candidates Secretariat: 6 members Orgburo: 12 full & 2 candidates |
| Candidates | |
| Apparatus | |
| No. of departments | 12 |
This Central Committee composition saw the de-formalisation of politics; for example, the number of Politburo meetings was reduced to 16 for the year of 1934.[3] Politburo decisions were made either by polling the members or informal meeting between Stalin and other Politburo members.[3] According to Ukrainian historian Oleg Khlevniuk the "procedures followed by the Politburo became increasingly simplified as it was transformed from a collective body into an appendage of a decision-making system that rested on Stalin's sole authority.[4] According to Vadim Rogovin, "During the period of the Great Purge, the rights of the Central Committee and its members were restricted even more", noting that CC members lost the right to attend Politburo sessions or being informed on the decisions taken by the Politburo, Secretariat or the Orgburo.[5] When looking back, Nikita Khrushchev lamented the situation; "by 1938, the earlier democracy in the Central Committee had already been greatly undermined. For instance, as a candidate member of the Politburo, I did not receive materials of our sessions. ... I received only the material which Stalin sent to me on his own orders."[6]
Of the 139 full members and candidate members elected at the 17th Party Congress, 98 people were killed in the period 1936â1940.[7] Of these 44 (out of 71) were full members, while 55 (out of 68) were candidate members.[7] Of those arrested, over 80 percent of them were below the age of 50.[7] When the 18th Party Congress convened in 1939, 31 individuals remained in the Central Committee.[7] Of these, seven were not reelected, and of them five were pensioned or relieved of leading offices (Grigory Petrovsky, Gleb Krzhizhanovsky, Grigory Broydo, Mikhail Chuvyrin and Isaak Schwartz) while Tikhon Yurkin and Avraami Zavenyagin were reelected to the CC at the 19th Party Congress (in 1952) and the 20th Party Congress (in 1956) respectively.[7] Of the 24 reelected at the 18th Party Congress, four would be subject to violent repression (Mikhail Kaganovich in 1941, Solomon Lozovsky in 1952, Lavrentiy Beria in 1953 and Mir Jafar Baghirov in 1956).[8] Klavdiya Nikolayeva became the only CC member who had previously been active in intra-party opposition to survive the purge.[9]
When asked in an interview how the Central Committee approved its own destruction (the decision to expel a member from the CC or for a member to be arrested by the authorities had to be approved by the CC itself through a plenary session), Vyacheslav Molotov replied; "In the first place, on democratic centralismâListen, it did not happen that a minority expelled a majority. It happened gradually. Seventy expelled 10â15 people, then 60 expelled another 15. All in line with majority and minority. ... Essentially, it happened that a minority of the composition of the TsK [CC] remained of this majority, but without formal violation [of democratic centralism]."[10] According to J. Arch Getty and Oleg Naumov the CC "In the name of party unity and with a desperate feeling of corporate self-preservation, the nomenklatura committed suicide."[11] However, there were some within the CC who breached party tradition and spoke against the purges, such as Grigory Kaminsky and Osip Piatnitsky for example.[12]
Plenums
The CC was not a permanent institution. The CC was convened for fourteen plenary sessions between the 17th Congress and the 18th Congress. When the CC was not in session, decision-making powers were transferred to inner bodies of the CC itself; the Politburo, Secretariat and Orgburo (none of these bodies were permanent either, but convened to decide on crucial matters).[13]
| Plenum | Date | Length |
|---|---|---|
| 1st Plenary Session | 10 February 1934 | 1 day |
| 2nd Plenary Session | 29 June â 1 July 1934 | 3 days |
| 3rd Plenary Session | 25â28 November 1934 | 4 days |
| 4th Plenary Session | 1 February 1935 | 1 day |
| 5th Plenary Session | 28 February 1935 | 1 day |
| 6th Plenary Session | 5â7 June 1935 | 3 days |
| 7th Plenary Session | 21â25 December 1935 | 5 days |
| 8th Plenary Session | 1â4 June 1936 | 4 days |
| 9th Plenary Session | 4, 7 July 1936 | 2 days |
| 10th Plenary Session | 23 February â 5 March 1937 | 12 days |
| 11th Plenary Session | 26â29 June 1937 | 4 days |
| 12th Plenary Session | 11â12 October 1937 | 2 days |
| 13th Plenary Session | 11, 14, 18, 20 January 1938 | 4 days |
| 14th Plenary Session | 9â11 January 1938 | 3 days |
Apparatus
Individuals employed by Central Committee's bureaus, departments and newspapers made up the apparatus between the 17th Congress and the 18th Congress.[15] The bureaus and departments were supervised by the Secretariat, and each secretary (member of the Secretariat) supervised a specific department.[16] The leaders of departments were officially referred to as Heads, while the titles of bureau leaders varied between chairman, first secretary and secretary.[17]
| Institution | Leader | Cyrillic | Took office | Left office | Length of tenure | Nationality | Gender |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Administrator of Affairs | Timofey Samsonov | ТимоÑей СамÑонов | 10 February 1934 | 1935 | 1 year and 111 days | Russian | Male |
| Ivan Lychov | Ðван ÐÑÑев | 1935 | May 1938 | 3 years and 120 days | Russian | Male | |
| Dmitry Krupin | ÐмиÑÑий ÐÑÑпин | May 1938 | 22 March 1939 | 325 days | Russian | Male | |
| Agriculture Department | Andrei Zhdanov | ÐндÑей Ðданов | 3 March 1934 | 10 April 1934 | 38 days | Russian | Male |
| Yakov Yakovlev | ЯÌков ЯÌковлев | 10 April 1934 | 1936 | 2 years and 52 days | Ukrainian | Male | |
| Bolshevik | Aleksei Stetskii | ÐлекÑеÌй СÑеÌÑкий | 10 February 1934 | 26 April 1938 | 4 years and 55 days | Ukrainian | Male |
| Cultural and Educational Work Department | Alexander Shcherbakov | ÐлекÑаÌÐ½Ð´Ñ Ð©ÐµÑбакоÌв | 13 May 1935 | 1936 | 1 year and 19 days | Russian | Male |
| Aleksey Angarov | ÐлекÑей ÐнгаÑов | 1936 | July 1937 | 1 year and 30 days | Russian | Male | |
| Industrial Department | Nikolai Yezhov | Ðиколай Ðжов | 3 March 1934 | 3 March 1935 | 1 year and 0 days | Russian | Male |
| Andrey Andreyev | ÐндÑей ÐндÑеев | 3 March 1935 | 13 May 1937 | 2 years and 71 days | Russian | Male | |
| Mikhail Tselishev | ÐÐ¸Ñ Ð°Ð¸Ð» ЦелиÑев | 13 May 1937 | September 1937 | 111 days | Russian | Male | |
| Leninist Culture and Propaganda Department | Aleksei Stetskii | ÐлекÑей СÑеÑкий | 10 February 1934 | 13 May 1935 | 1 year and 92 days | Russian | Male |
| Planning, Finance and Trade Department | Andrei Zhdanov | ÐндÑей Ðданов | 10 April 1934 | 1934 | 235 days | Russian | Male |
| Karl Bauman | ÐаÑл ÐаÑман | 1934 | 20 January 1938 | 4 years and 19 days | Latvian | Male | |
| Political-Administrative Department | Yakov Brezanovsky | Яков ÐÑезановÑкий | 10 March 1934 | February 1935 | 328 days | Polish | Male |
| Osip Piatnitsky | ÐÑип ÐÑÑниÑкий | 19 August 1935 | 7 July 1937 | 1 year and 322 days | Russian | Male | |
| Pravda | Lev Mekhlis | Ðев ÐÐµÑ Ð»Ð¸Ñ | 10 February 1934 | 4 September 1937 | 3 years and 206 days | Ukrainian | Male |
| Press and Publications Department | Boris Tal | ÐоÑÐ¸Ñ Ð¢Ð°Ð»Ñ | 13 May 1935 | 4 September 1937 | 2 years and 114 days | Azerbaijani | Male |
| Lev Mekhlis | Ðев ÐÐµÑ Ð»Ð¸Ñ | 4 September 1937 | 2 January 1938 | 120 days | Ukrainian | Male | |
| Alexander Niktin | ÐлекÑÐ°Ð½Ð´Ñ ÐикиÑин | 2 January 1938 | 21 November 1938 | 323 days | Russian | Male | |
| Propaganda Department | Aleksei Stetskii | ÐлекÑей СÑеÑкий | 13 May 1935 | 26 April 1938 | 2 years and 348 days | Russian | Male |
| Andrei Zhdanov | ÐндÑей Ðданов | 21 November 1938 | 22 March 1939 | 121 days | Russian | Male | |
| Science and Scientific-technological Discoveries Department | Karl Bauman | ÐаÑл ÐаÑман | 13 May 1935 | 14 April 1937 | 1 year and 336 days | Latvian | Male |
| School Department | Boris Volin | ÐоÑÐ¸Ñ Ðолин | 13 May 1935 | 1936 | 1 year and 19 days | Russian | Male |
| Special Sector | Alexander Poskrebyshev | ÐлекÑÐ°Ð½Ð´Ñ ÐоÑкÑÑбÑÑев | 10 February 1934 | 22 March 1939 | 5 years and 40 days | Russian | Male |
| Transportation Department | Lazar Kaganovich | ÐазаÑÑ ÐÐ°Ð³Ð°Ð½Ð¾Ð²Ð¸Ñ | 10 March 1934 | 9 July 1935 | 1 year and 121 days | Russian | Male |
| Nikolai Zimin | Ðиколай Ðимин | 9 July 1935 | 10 September 1938 | 3 years and 63 days | Russian | Male |
Composition
Members
| Name | Cyrillic | 16th CC | 18th CC | Birth | Death | PM | Nationality | Gender | Portrait |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pyotr Alexeyev | ÐÑÑÑ ÐлекÑеев | Old | Removed | 1877 | 1936 | 1914 | Russian | Male | â |
| Andrey Andreyev | ÐндÑей ÐндÑеев | Old | Reelected | 1895 | 1971 | 1914 | Russian | Male | |
| Nikolay Antipov | Ðиколай ÐнÑипов | Old | Removed | 1894 | 1938 | 1912 | Russian | Male | |
| Aleksei Badayev | ÐлекÑей Ðадаев | Old | Reelected | 1883 | 1951 | 1904 | Russian | Male | |
| Mir Jafar Baghirov | ÐÐ¸Ñ ÐагиÑов | Promoted | Reelected | 1896 | 1956 | 1917 | Azerbaijani | Male | |
| Vsevolod Balitsky | ÐÑеволод ÐалиÑкий | New | Removed | 1892 | 1937 | 1915 | Ukrainian | Male | |
| Karl Bauman | ÐаÑл ÐаÑман | Old | Removed | 1892 | 1937 | 1907 | Latvian | Male | â |
| Lavrentiy Beria | ÐавÑеÌнÑий ÐеÌÑÐ¸Ñ | New | Reelected | 1899 | 1953 | 1917 | Georgian | Male | |
| Vasily Blyukher | ÐаÑилий ÐлÑÑ ÐµÑ | Promoted | Arrested | 1899 | 1938 | 1916 | Russian | Male | |
| Andrei Bubnov | ÐндÑей ÐÑбнов | Old | Removed | 1884 | 1938 | 1903 | Russian | Male | |
| Nikolai Bulganin | Ðиколай ÐÑлганин | Promoted | Reelected | 1895 | 1975 | 1917 | Russian | Male | |
| Anton Bulin | ÐнÑон ÐÑлин | Promoted | Removed | 1894 | 1938 | 1914 | Russian | Male | â |
| Mikhail Chernov | ÐÐ¸Ñ Ð°Ð¸Ð» ЧеÑнов | New | Removed | 1891 | 1938 | 1920 | Ukrainian | Male | |
| Vlas Chubar | ÐÐ»Ð°Ñ Ð§ÑÐ±Ð°Ñ | Old | Arrested | 1891 | 1939 | 1907 | Ukrainian | Male | |
| Mikhail Chudov | ÐÐ¸Ñ Ð°Ð¸Ð» ЧÑдов | Old | Removed | 1893 | 1937 | 1913 | Russian | Male | â |
| Mikhail Chuvyrin | ÐÐ¸Ñ Ð°Ð¸Ð» ЧÑвÑÑин | Old | Not | 1883 | 1947 | 1903 | Russian | Male | â |
| Robert Eikhe | РобеÑÑ ÐÐ¹Ñ Ðµ | Old | Arrested | 1890 | 1940 | 1905 | Latvian | Male | |
| Avel Enukidze | ÐÌÐ²ÐµÐ»Ñ ÐнÑкиÌдзе | Old | Removed | 1877 | 1937 | 1898 | Georgian | Male | â |
| Yan Gamarnik | Ян ÐамаÑник | Old | Suicide | 1894 | 1937 | 1916 | Ukrainian | Male | â |
| Vladimir Ivanov | ÐÐ»Ð°Ð´Ð¸Ð¼Ð¸Ñ Ðванов | Candidate | Removed | 1893 | 1938 | 1915 | Russian | Male | |
| Akmal Ikramov | ÐÐºÐ¼Ð°Ð»Ñ ÐкÑамов | Candidate | Removed | 1898 | 1938 | 1918 | Uzbek | Male | |
| Uraz Isayev | УÑаз ÐÑаев | Candidate | Removed | 1899 | 1938 | 1920 | Kazakh | Male | â |
| Ivan Kabakov | Ðван Ðабаков | Old | Removed | 1891 | 1937 | 1914 | Russian | Male | â |
| Lazar Kaganovich | ÐазаÑÑ ÐÐ°Ð³Ð°Ð½Ð¾Ð²Ð¸Ñ | Old | Reelected | 1893 | 1991 | 1911 | Russian | Male | |
| Mikhail Kaganovich | ÐÐ¸Ñ Ð°Ð¸Ð» ÐÐ°Ð³Ð°Ð½Ð¾Ð²Ð¸Ñ | New | Reelected | 1888 | 1941 | 1905 | Russian | Male | |
| Mikhail Kalinin | ÐÐ¸Ñ Ð°Ð¸Ð» Ðалинин | Old | Reelected | 1875 | 1946 | 1898 | Russian | Male | |
| Lavrentiy Kartvelishvili | ÐавÑенÑий ÐаÑÑвелиÑвили | Candidate | Removed | 1890 | 1938 | 1910 | Georgian | Male | |
| Mendel Khatayevich | ÐÐµÐ½Ð´ÐµÐ»Ñ Ð¥Ð°ÑÐ°ÐµÐ²Ð¸Ñ | Old | Removed | 1893 | 1937 | 1913 | Russian | Male | |
| Nikita Khrushchev | ÐикиÑа Ð¥ÑÑÑÑв | New | Reelected | 1894 | 1971 | 1918 | Russian | Male | |
| Sergey Kirov | СеÑгеÌй ÐиÌÑов | Old | Murder | 1886 | 1934 | 1904 | Russian | Male | |
| Vilhelm Knorin | ÐилÑгелÑм ÐноÑин | Old | Removed | 1890 | 1938 | 1910 | Latvian | Male | ![]() |
| Ivan Kodatsky | Ðван ÐодаÑкий | Old | Removed | 1893 | 1937 | 1914 | Ukrainian | Male | |
| Alexander Kosarev | ÐлекÑÐ°Ð½Ð´Ñ ÐоÑаÑев | Candidate | Arrested | 1903 | 1939 | 1919 | Russian | Male | |
| Joseph Kosior | ÐоÑÐ¸Ñ ÐоÑÐ¸Ð¾Ñ | Old | Died | 1889 | 1937 | 1908 | Polish | Male | |
| Stanislav Kosior | СÑаниÑлав ÐоÑÐ¸Ð¾Ñ | Old | Arrested | 1889 | 1939 | 1907 | Polish | Male | |
| Nadezhda Krupskaya | ÐадеÌжда ÐÑÑÌпÑÐºÐ°Ñ | Old | Died | 1869 | 1939 | 1898 | Russian | Female | |
| Alexander Krinitsky | ÐлекÑÐ°Ð½Ð´Ñ ÐÑиниÑкий | Candidate | Removed | 1894 | 1937 | 1915 | Russian | Male | |
| Gleb Krzhizhanovsky | Ðлеб ÐÑжижаноÌвÑкий | Old | Not | 1872 | 1959 | 1898 | Russian | Male | |
| Mikhail Kulkov | ÐÐ¸Ñ Ð°Ð¸Ð» ÐÑлÑков | Promoted | Removed | 1891 | 1939 | 1915 | Russian | Male | â |
| Valerian Kuybyshev | ÐалеÑиан ÐÑйбÑÑев | Old | Died | 1888 | 1935 | 1904 | Russian | Male | |
| Dmitry Lebed | ÐмиÑÑий ÐÐµÐ±ÐµÐ´Ñ | Old | Removed | 1893 | 1937 | 1904 | Russian | Male | |
| Maxim Litvinov | ÐакÑиÌм ÐиÑвиÌнов | New | Reelected | 1876 | 1951 | 1898 | Lithuanian | Male | |
| Semyon Lobov | СемÑн Ðобов | Old | Removed | 1888 | 1937 | 1913 | Russian | Male | â |
| Solomon Lozovsky | Соломон ÐозовÑкий | Promoted | Reelected | 1892 | 1952 | 1901 | Russian | Male | |
| Isidor Lyubimov | ÐÑÐ¸Ð´Ð¾Ñ ÐÑбимов | Old | Removed | 1882 | 1937 | 1902 | Russian | Male | â |
| Ivan Makarov | Ðван ÐакаÑов | Promoted | Candidate | 1888 | 1949 | 1905 | Russian | Male | â |
| Dmitry Manuilsky | ÐмиÑÑо ÐанÑÑлÑÑÑкий | Old | Reelected | 1883 | 1959 | 1903 | Ukrainian | Male | |
| Lev Mekhlis | Ðев ÐеÌÑ Ð»Ð¸Ñ | Promoted | Reelected | 1889 | 1953 | 1918 | Ukrainian | Male | |
| Valery Mezhlauk | ÐалеÑий ÐежлаÑк | Candidate | Removed | 1893 | 1938 | 1917 | Latvian | Male | |
| Mikhail Mikhailov | ÐÐ¸Ñ Ð°Ð¸Ð» ÐÐ¸Ñ Ð°Ð¹Ð»Ð¾Ð² | Promoted | Removed | 1902 | 1938 | 1919 | Russian | Male | â |
| Anastas Mikoyan | ÐнаÑÑаÌÑ ÐикоÑÌн | Old | Reelected | 1895 | 1978 | 1915 | Armenian | Male | |
| Levon Mirzoyan | Ðевон ÐиÑзоÑн | New | Arrested | 1887 | 1939 | 1917 | Armenian | Male | |
| Vyacheslav Molotov | ÐÑÑеÑлав ÐолоÑов | Old | Reelected | 1890 | 1986 | 1906 | Russian | Male | |
| Klavdiya Nikolayeva | ÐÐ»Ð°Ð²Ð´Ð¸Ñ Ðиколаева | New | Reelected | 1893 | 1944 | 1909 | Russian | Female | |
| Ivan Nosov | Ðван ÐоÑов | Old | Removed | 1888 | 1937 | 1905 | Russian | Male | â |
| Grigol Ordzhonikidze | ÐÑигоÌÑий ÐÑджоникиÌдзе | Old | Suicide | 1886 | 1937 | 1903 | Georgian | Male | |
| Nikolay Pakhomov | Ðиколай ÐÐ°Ñ Ð¾Ð¼Ð¾Ð² | Candidate | Removed | 1890 | 1938 | 1912 | Russian | Male | |
| Grigory Petrovsky | ÐÑигоÌÑÑй ÐеÑÑоÌвÑÑкий | Old | Not | 1878 | 1958 | 1898 | Ukrainian | Male | |
| Osip Piatnitsky | ÐÑип ÐÑÑниÑкий | Old | Removed | 1882 | 1938 | 1898 | Russian | Male | |
| Pavel Postyshev | ÐÑигоÌÑÑй ÐеÑÑоÌвÑÑкий | Old | Arrested | 1887 | 1939 | 1904 | Russian | Male | |
| Eduard Pramnek | ÐдÑаÑд ÐÑамнÑк | Promoted | Removed | 1899 | 1938 | 1917 | Lithuanian | Male | |
| Georgy Pyatakov | ÐеоÑгий ÐÑÑаков | Old | Arrested | 1890 | 1937 | 1910 | Russian | Male | |
| Mikhail Razumov | ÐÐ¸Ñ Ð°Ð¸Ð» РазÑмов | New | Removed | 1894 | 1937 | 1913 | Ukrainian | Male | â |
| JÄnis Rudzutaks | Ян Ð ÑдзÑÑак | Old | Removed | 1887 | 1938 | 1905 | Latvian | Male | |
| Moisei Rukhimovich | ÐоиÑей Ð ÑÑ Ð¸Ð¼Ð¾Ð²Ð¸Ñ | Old | Removed | 1889 | 1938 | 1913 | Russian | Male | |
| Ivan Rumyantsev | Ðван Ð ÑмÑнÑев | Old | Removed | 1886 | 1937 | 1905 | Russian | Male | |
| Kuzma Ryndin | ÐÑзÑма Ð Ñндин | Old | Removed | 1893 | 1938 | 1915 | Russian | Male | â |
| Boris Sheboldayev | ÐоÑÐ¸Ñ Ð¨ÐµÐ±Ð¾Ð»Ð´Ð°ÐµÐ² | Old | Removed | 1895 | 1937 | 1914 | Russian | Male | |
| Nikolai Shvernik | Ðиколай ШвеÑник | Old | Reelected | 1888 | 1970 | 1905 | Russian | Male | |
| Pyotr Smorodin | ÐÑÑÑ Ð¡Ð¼Ð¾Ñодин | Promoted | Removed | 1897 | 1938 | 1917 | Russian | Male | ![]() |
| Joseph Stalin | ÐоÌÑÐ¸Ñ Ð¡ÑаÌлин | Old | Reelected | 1878 | 1953 | 1898 | Georgian | Male | |
| Aleksei Stetskii | ÐлекÑей СÑеÑкий | Old | Arrested | 1896 | 1938 | 1915 | Russian | Male | |
| Daniil Sulimov | Ðаниил СÑлимов | Old | Removed | 1890 | 1937 | 1905 | Russian | Male | |
| Aleksandr Ugarov | ÐлекÑÐ°Ð½Ð´Ñ Ð£Ð³Ð°Ñов | Promoted | Removed | 1900 | 1939 | 1917 | Russian | Male | |
| Konstantin Ukhanov | ÐонÑÑанÑин Ð£Ñ Ð°Ð½Ð¾Ð² | Old | Removed | 1891 | 1937 | 1907 | Russian | Male | |
| Iosif Vareikis | ÐоÑÐ¸Ñ ÐаÑÐµÐ¹ÐºÐ¸Ñ | Old | Removed | 1894 | 1938 | 1913 | Lithuanian | Male | â |
| Kliment Voroshilov | ÐÐ»Ð¸Ð¼ÐµÐ½Ñ ÐоÑоÑилов | Old | Reelected | 1881 | 1969 | 1903 | Russian | Male | |
| Yakov Yakovlev | ЯÌков ЯÌковлев | Old | Removed | 1896 | 1938 | 1913 | Ukrainian | Male | |
| Genrikh Yagoda | ÐенÑÐ¸Ñ Ð¯Ð³Ð¾Ð´Ð° | Candidate | Removed | 1891 | 1938 | 1907 | Russian | Male | |
| Iona Yakir | Ðона Ð¯ÐºÐ¸Ñ | Candidate | Removed | 1896 | 1937 | 1917 | Moldovan | Male | |
| Yefim Yevdokimov | ÐÑиÌм ÐвдокиÌмов | New | Arrested | 1891 | 1940 | 1918 | Russian | Male | |
| Nikolai Yezhov | Ðиколай Ðжов | New | Not | 1895 | 1940 | 1917 | Russian | Male | |
| Isaak Zelensky | ÐÑаак ÐеленÑкий | Old | Removed | 1890 | 1937 | 1906 | Russian | Male | |
| Andrei Zhdanov | ÐндÑей Ðданов | Old | Reelected | 1896 | 1948 | 1915 | Russian | Male | |
| Ivan Zhukov | Ðван ÐÑков | Old | Removed | 1889 | 1937 | 1909 | Russian | Male | â |
Candidates
| Name | Cyrillic | 16th CC | 18th CC | Birth | Death | PM | Nationality | Gender | Portrait |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mir Jafar Baghirov | ÐÐ¸Ñ ÐагиÑов | New | Promoted | 1896 | 1956 | 1917 | Azerbaijani | Male | |
| Georgy Blagonravov | ÐеоÑгий ÐлагонÑавов | New | Removed | 1896 | 1938 | 1917 | Russian | Male | |
| Vasily Blyukher | ÐеоÑгий ÐлагонÑавов | New | Promoted | 1890 | 1938 | 1916 | Russian | Male | |
| Grigory Broydo | ÐÑигоÑий ÐÑойдо | New | Not | 1883 | 1956 | 1918 | Russian | Male | |
| Semyon Budyonny | СемÑн ÐÑдÑннÑй | New | Member | 1883 | 1973 | 1919 | Russian | Male | |
| Nikolai Bukharin | ÐиколаÌй ÐÑÑ Ð°ÌÑин | Member | Removed | 1888 | 1938 | 1906 | Russian | Male | |
| Nikolai Bulganin | Ðиколай ÐÑлганин | New | Promoted | 1895 | 1975 | 1917 | Russian | Male | |
| Anton Bulin | ÐнÑон ÐÑлин | New | Promoted | 1894 | 1938 | 1914 | Russian | Male | â |
| Yakov Bykin | Яков ÐÑкин | New | Removed | 1888 | 1938 | 1912 | Russian | Male | |
| Nikolai Demchenko | Ðиколай ÐемÑенко | New | Removed | 1896 | 1937 | 1916 | Ukrainian | Male | â |
| Terenty Deribas | ТеÑенÑий ÐеÑÐ¸Ð±Ð°Ñ | New | Removed | 1896 | 1937 | 1903 | Russian | Male | |
| Shalva Eliava | Шалва Ðлиава | Candidate | Removed | 1883 | 1937 | 1904 | Georgian | Male | |
| Nikolai Filatov | Ðиколай ФилаÑов | New | Removed | 1891 | 1939 | 1912 | Russian | Male | â |
| Nikolai Gikalo | Ðиколай Ðикало | New | Removed | 1897 | 1938 | 1917 | Ukrainian | Male | |
| Nikolay Goloded | Ðиколай Ðолодед | Candidate | Removed | 1894 | 1937 | 19181 | Belarusian | Male | |
| Fyodor Gryadinsky | ФÑÐ´Ð¾Ñ ÐÑÑдинÑкий | Candidate | Removed | 1893 | 1938 | 1912 | Russian | Male | |
| Hryhoriy Hrynko | ÐÑигоÑий ÐÑинÑко | New | Removed | 1890 | 1938 | 1919 | Ukrainian | Male | |
| Uraz Isayev | УÑаз ÐÑаев | Candidate | Promoted | 1899 | 1938 | 1920 | Kazakh | Male | â |
| Anna Kalgyna | Ðнна ÐалÑгина | Candidate | Removed | 1895 | 1937 | 1915 | Russian | Female | â |
| Moisei Kalmanovich | ÐоиÑей ÐÐ°Ð»Ð¼Ð°Ð½Ð¾Ð²Ð¸Ñ | Candidate | Removed | 1888 | 1937 | 1917 | Russian | Male | â |
| Grigory Kaminsky | ÐÑигоÑий ÐаминÑкий | Candidate | Removed | 1895 | 1938 | 1913 | Ukrainian | Male | |
| Nikolay Komarov | Ðиколай ÐомаÑов | Member | Removed | 1886 | 1937 | 1909 | Russian | Male | |
| Nikolay Kubyak | Ðиколай ÐÑбÑк | Member | Removed | 1881 | 1937 | 1898 | Russian | Male | |
| Mikhail Kulkov | ÐÐ¸Ñ Ð°Ð¸Ð» ÐÑлÑков | New | Removed | 1891 | 1939 | 1915 | Russian | Male | â |
| Vasily Kuritsyn | ÐаÑилий ÐÑÑиÑÑн | Candidate | Removed | 1892 | 1937 | 1917 | Russian | Male | â |
| Alfred Lepa | ÐлÑÑÑед Ðепа | New | Removed | 1892 | 1937 | 1914 | Latvian | Male | â |
| Solomon Lozovsky | Соломон ÐозовÑкий | Candidate | Promoted | 1892 | 1952 | 1901 | Russian | Male | |
| Panas Lyubchenko | Соломон ÐозовÑкий | New | Suicide | 1897 | 1937 | 1913 | Ukrainian | Male | |
| Ivan Makarov | Ðван ÐакаÑов | New | Promoted | 1888 | 1949 | 1905 | Russian | Male | â |
| Lev Mekhlis | Ðев ÐÐµÑ Ð»Ð¸Ñ | New | Promoted | 1889 | 1953 | 1918 | Ukrainian | Male | |
| Mikhail Mikhailov | ÐÐ¸Ñ Ð°Ð¸Ð» ÐÐ¸Ñ Ð°Ð¹Ð»Ð¾Ð² | New | Promoted | 1902 | 1938 | 1919 | Russian | Male | â |
| Vasily Mikhailov | ÐаÑилий ÐÐ¸Ñ Ð°Ð¹Ð»Ð¾Ð² | Candidate | Removed | 1894 | 1937 | 1915 | Russian | Male | |
| Gazanfar Musabekov | ÐазанÑÐ°Ñ ÐÑÑабеков | Candidate | Removed | 1888 | 1938 | 1918 | Azerbaijani | Male | |
| Valerian Osinsky | ÐалеÑиан ÐболенÑкий | Candidate | Removed | 1887 | 1938 | 1907 | Russian | Male | â |
| Nikolay Pakhomov | Ðиколай ÐÐ°Ñ Ð¾Ð¼Ð¾Ð² | Candidate | Promoted | 1890 | 1938 | 1912 | Russian | Male | |
| Ivan Pavlunovsky | Ðван ÐавлÑновÑкий | New | Removed | 1888 | 1937 | 1905 | Russian | Male | â |
| Vladimir Polonsky | ÐÐ»Ð°Ð´Ð¸Ð¼Ð¸Ñ ÐолонÑкий | Candidate | Removed | 1893 | 1937 | 1912 | Russian | Male | |
| Nikolai Popov | Ðиколай Ðопов | Candidate | Removed | 1891 | 1938 | 1906 | Russian | Male | â |
| Alexander Poskrebyshev | ÐлекÑÐ°Ð½Ð´Ñ ÐоÑкÑÑбÑÑев | New | Member | 1891 | 1965 | 1917 | Russian | Male | â |
| Boris Pozern | ÐоÑÐ¸Ñ ÐозеÑн | Candidate | Arrested | 1882 | 1939 | 1902 | Russian | Male | |
| Eduard Pramnek | ÐдÑаÑд ÐÑамнÑк | New | Promoted | 1899 | 1938 | 1917 | Latvian | Male | |
| Vladimir Ptukha | ÐÐ»Ð°Ð´Ð¸Ð¼Ð¸Ñ ÐÑÑÑ Ð° | Candidate | Removed | 1894 | 1938 | 1917 | Ukrainian | Male | |
| Arkady Rosengolts | ÐÑкадий РозенголÑÑ | New | Removed | 1889 | 1938 | 1905 | Belarusian | Male | |
| Alexei Rykov | ÐлекÑей Ð Ñков | Member | Removed | 1881 | 1938 | 1898 | Russian | Male | |
| Sarkis Sarkisov | СаÑÐºÐ¸Ñ Ð¡Ð°ÑкиÑов | New | Removed | 1898 | 1938 | 1917 | Armenian | Male | |
| Isaak Schwartz | ÐÑаак ШваÑÑ | Candidate | Not | 1879 | 1951 | 1899 | Ukrainian | Male | |
| Alexei Sedelnikov | ÐлекÑей СеделÑников | Candidate | Removed | 1894 | 1938 | 1914 | Russian | Male | â |
| Boris Semenov | ÐоÑÐ¸Ñ Ð¡ÐµÐ¼Ñнов | Candidate | Removed | 1890 | 1937 | 1907 | Russian | Male | â |
| Alexander Serebrovsky | ÐлекÑÐ°Ð½Ð´Ñ Ð¡ÐµÑебÑовÑкий | Candidate | Removed | 1884 | 1938 | 1903 | Russian | Male | |
| Aleksandr Shteyngart | ÐлекÑÐ°Ð½Ð´Ñ Ð¨ÑейнгаÑÑ | New | Died | 1887 | 1934 | 1913 | Ukrainian | Male | â |
| Vladimir Shubrikov | ÐÐ»Ð°Ð´Ð¸Ð¼Ð¸Ñ Ð¨ÑбÑиков | New | Removed | 1895 | 1937 | 1917 | Russian | Male | â |
| Pyotr Smorodin | ÐÑÑÑ Ð¡Ð¼Ð¾Ñодин | Candidate | Promoted | 1897 | 1939 | 1917 | Russian | Male | ![]() |
| Grigori Sokolnikov | ÐÑигоÑий СоколÑников | Candidate | Arrested | 1888 | 1939 | 1905 | Ukrainian | Male | |
| Konstantin Strievsky | ÐонÑÑанÑин СÑÑиевÑкий | Member | Removed | 1885 | 1938 | 1902 | Belarusian | Male | â |
| Pyotr Struppe | ÐÑÑÑ Ð¡ÑÑÑппе | New | Removed | 1889 | 1937 | 1907 | Russian | Male | |
| Mikhail Tomsky | ÐÐ¸Ñ Ð°Ð¸Ð» ТомÑкий | Member | Suicide | 1880 | 1936 | 1904 | Russian | Male | |
| Ivan Tovstukha | Ðван ТовÑÑÑÑ Ð° | New | Died | 1889 | 1935 | 1913 | Ukrainian | Male | |
| Mikhail Tukhachevsky | ÐÐ¸Ñ Ð°Ð¸Ìл ТÑÑ Ð°ÑеÌвÑкий | New | Arrested | 1893 | 1937 | 1918 | Russian | Male | |
| Ieronim Uborevich | ÐеÑоним УбоÑÐµÐ²Ð¸Ñ | Candidate | Removed | 1896 | 1937 | 1917 | Lithuanian | Male | |
| Aleksandr Ugarov | ÐлекÑÐ°Ð½Ð´Ñ Ð£Ð³Ð°Ñов | New | Promoted | 1900 | 1939 | 1917 | Russian | Male | |
| Józef Unszlicht | ÐоÌÑÐ¸Ñ Ð£ÌнÑÐ»Ð¸Ñ Ñ | Candidate | Removed | 1879 | 1938 | 1900 | Polish | Male | |
| Yevgeny Veger | Ðвгений ÐÐµÐ³ÐµÑ | New | Removed | 1899 | 1937 | 1917 | Russian | Male | â |
| Alexander Yegorov | ÐлекÑÐ°Ð½Ð´Ñ ÐгоÑов | New | Arrested | 1883 | 1939 | 1918 | Russian | Male | |
| Gavrii Veynberg | ÐавÑиил ÐейнбеÑг | Candidate | Candidate | 1891 | 1946 | 1906 | Polish | Male | â |
| Ivan Yeromin | Ðван ÐÑÑмин | New | Removed | 1895 | 1937 | 1917 | Russian | Male | â |
| Tikhon Yurkin | Ð¢Ð¸Ñ Ð¾Ð½ ЮÑкин | Candidate | Not | 1898 | 1986 | 1915 | Russian | Male | |
| Avraami Zavenyagin | ÐвÑаамий ÐавенÑгин | New | Not | 1901 | 1956 | 1917 | Russian | Male | |
| Volodymyr Zatonsky | ÐолодиÌÐ¼Ð¸Ñ ÐаÑоÌнÑÑкий | New | Removed | 1888 | 1938 | 1917 | Ukrainian | Male |

