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The Ministry of Railways (, more correctly translated as Ministry/People's Commisariat of Transportation) oversaw
Soviet Railways The Union of Soviet Socialist Republics. (USSR), commonly known as the Soviet Union, was a List of former transcontinental countries#Since 1700, transcontinental country that spanned much of Eurasia from 1922 until Dissolution of the Soviet ...
, which operated the
railway Rail transport (also known as train transport) is a means of transport using wheeled vehicles running in railway track, tracks, which usually consist of two parallel steel railway track, rails. Rail transport is one of the two primary means of ...
s of the
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. 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 of Communication Routes, 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: * Ivan Kovalev (19/3/1946 - 5/6/1948) *
Boris Beshchev Boris may refer to: People * Boris (given name), a male given name * *List of people with given name Boris * Boris (surname) Arts and media * Boris (band), a Japanese experimental rock trio * ''Boris'' (EP), by Yezda Urfa, 1975 * "Boris" (son ...
(5/6.1948 - 14/1/1977) * Ivan Pavlovsky (14/1/1977 - 29/11/1982) *
Nikolai Konarev Nikolai or Nikolay is an East Slavic variant of the masculine name Nicholas. It may refer to: People Royalty * Nicholas I of Russia (1796–1855), or Nikolay I, Emperor of Russia from 1825 until 1855 * Nicholas II of Russia (1868–1918), or Niko ...
(1/12/1982 - 26/10/1990) *
Leonid Matyukhin Leonid ( ; ; ) is a Slavic version of the given name Leonidas. The French version is Leonide. People with the name include: * Leonid Agutin (born 1968), Russian pop musician and songwriter *Leonid Andreyev (1871–1919), Russian playwright and ...
(8/5/1991 - 24/8/1991)


See also

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Ministry of Transport (Russia) The Ministry of Transport of the Russian Federation () is a Ministry (government department), ministry of the Government of Russia responsible for transportation. The Ministry of Transport oversees road transport, railroads, commercial aviation ...
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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 of the Soviet Union, five-year plans. During the Soviet era, freig ...


References

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Rail transport in the Soviet Union Soviet Union, Railways 1991 disestablishments in the Soviet Union 1946 establishments in the Soviet Union
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