The Ministry of Railways (russian: Министерство путей сообщения (МПС)
Российской империи/
СССР
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/
РФ or
Народный комиссариат путей сообщения (НКПС), more correctly translated as Ministry/People's Commisariat of Transportation) oversaw
Soviet Railways
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, which operated the
railway
Rail transport (also known as train transport) is a means of transport that transfers passengers and goods on wheeled vehicles running on rails, which are incorporated in tracks. In contrast to road transport, where the vehicles run on a pre ...
s of the
Soviet Union
The Soviet Union,. officially the Union of Soviet Socialist Republics. (USSR),. was a transcontinental country that spanned much of Eurasia from 1922 to 1991. A flagship communist state, it was nominally a federal union of fifteen national ...
. It was divided into 32 agencies, which among them had millions of employees. The ministry was responsible for centralized departments (such as electrification), which applied to all subsidiaries.
Before 1946 the ministry was known as the People's Commissariat for Railways, although the term "Ministry of Railways" had been used by the pre-Soviet ministry (founded in 1865).
Commissars and Ministers
The following persons headed the Commissariat/Ministry as commissars (narkoms), ministers, and deputy ministers during the Soviet era:
''Source'':
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Ivan Kovalev Ivan Kovalev may refer to:
* Ivan Kovalev (cyclist) (born 1986), Russian professional racing cyclist
* Ivan Kovalev (politician) (1901–1993), Soviet statesman and military
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(19.3.1946 - 5.6.1948)
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Boris Beshchev (5.6.1948 - 14.1.1977)
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Ivan Pavlovsky (14.1.1977 - 29.11.1982)
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Nikolai Konarev (1.12.1982 - 26.10.1990)
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Leonid Matyukhin (8.5.1991 - 24.8.1991)
See also
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Ministry of Transport (Russia)
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Rail transport in the Soviet Union
The Soviet Union was heavily dependent on rail transport, not least during the Russian Civil War and World War II, but also for industrialization according to the five-year plans.
During the Soviet era, freight rail traffic increased 55 times ( ...
References
Railways
Rail transport (also known as train transport) is a means of transport that transfers passengers and goods on wheeled vehicles running on rails, which are incorporated in tracks. In contrast to road transport, where the vehicles run on a pre ...
Rail transport in the Soviet Union
Soviet Union, Railways
1991 disestablishments in the Soviet Union
1946 establishments in the Soviet Union
Soviet Union
The Soviet Union,. officially the Union of Soviet Socialist Republics. (USSR),. was a transcontinental country that spanned much of Eurasia from 1922 to 1991. A flagship communist state, it was nominally a federal union of fifteen national ...
Transport organizations based in the Soviet Union
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