The Moscow Regional Committee of the Communist Party of the Soviet Union, commonly referred to as the Moscow CPSU obkom, was the position of highest authority in Moscow Oblast during most of the existence of the

Soviet Union The Soviet Union,. officially the Union of Soviet Socialist Republics. (USSR),. was a List of former transcontinental countries#Since 1700, transcontinental country that spanned much of Eurasia from 1922 to 1991. A flagship communist state, ...

. The position was created on 24 January 1929 as the Central Industrial Oblast, and abolished on 29 August 1991 although most authority was lost in June that year to the position of

Governor of Moscow Oblast The Governor of Moscow Oblast (russian: Губернатор Московской области) is the governor of Moscow Oblast, a federal subject of Russia. The governor is the highest-ranking official and head of administration of the gover ...

. The First Secretary was a de facto appointed position usually by the Politburo or the General Secretary himself.

First Secretaries

The following individuals served as first secretaries of the Moscow Regional Committee of the Communist Party of the Soviet Union.

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World Statesmen.org Regional Committees of the Communist Party of the Soviet Union Politics of Moscow Oblast 1929 establishments in the Soviet Union 1991 disestablishments in the Soviet Union

First Secretaries

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