The

Leningrad Saint Petersburg ( rus, links=no, Санкт-Петербург, a=Ru-Sankt Peterburg Leningrad Petrograd Piter.ogg, r=Sankt-Peterburg, p=ˈsankt pʲɪtʲɪrˈburk), formerly known as Petrograd (1914–1924) and later Leningrad (1924–1991), i ...

City Committee of the

Communist Party of the Soviet Union "Hymn of the Bolshevik Party" , headquarters = 4 Staraya Square, Moscow , general_secretary = Vladimir Lenin (first) Mikhail Gorbachev (last) , founded = , banned = , founder = Vladimir Lenin , newspaper ...

, commonly referred to as the Leningrad CPSU gorkom, was the position of highest authority in the city of Leningrad (until January 26, 1924 Petrograd) roughly equating to that of

mayor In many countries, a mayor is the highest-ranking official in a municipal government such as that of a city or a town. Worldwide, there is a wide variance in local laws and customs regarding the powers and responsibilities of a mayor as well a ...

. The position was created in March 1918, and abolished on August 24, 1991. The First Secretary was a de facto appointed position usually by the

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or the

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himself. Until the abolition of the CPSU monopoly on power on March 14, 1990, he had actual power in Leningrad.

First Secretaries

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World Statesmen.org {{Reflist Politics of Saint Petersburg City Committees of the Communist Party of the Soviet Union 1918 establishments in Russia 1991 disestablishments in the Soviet Union

First Secretaries

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