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{{Infobox official post
{{Infobox official post
| post                    = General Secretary
| post                    = General Secretary
| body                    = the Central Committee of the Communist Party of the Soviet Union
| body                    = the<br>Central Committee of the Communist Party of the Soviet Union
| native_name              = {{lang|ru|Генеральный секретарь ЦК КПСС}}
| native_name              = {{lang|ru|Генеральный секретарь ЦК КПСС}}
| flag                    = Flag of the CPSU.svg
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| flagborder              =  
| flagborder              =  
| flagcaption              = Flag of the Communist Party of the Soviet Union
| flagcaption              = Flag of the CPSU
| insignia                = КПСС.svg
| insignia                = Hammer and Sickle (CPSU; variant).svg
| insigniasize            = 100px
| insigniasize            = 100px
| insigniacaption          = Insignia of the CPSU
| insigniacaption          = Emblem of the CPSU
| image                    =  
| image                    = Sabrican Garayev.png
| imagesize                = 250px
| imagesize                = 250px
| alt                      =  
| alt                      =  
| incumbent                = [[Sabrican Garayev]]
| incumbent                = [[Sabrican Garayev]]
| acting                    =
| incumbentsince         = 2010
| incumbentsince           = 2010
| department = [[Central Committee of the CPSU (TheodoresTomfooleries)|Central Committee of the CPSU]]<br>[[Secretariat of the CPSU (TheodoresTomfooleries)|Secretariat of the CPSU]]
|type={{wp|Party leader}}
|status=De-facto leader
| style                    = {{wp|Comrade}} General Secretary<br/><small>(Informal)</small>
| style                    = {{wp|Comrade}} General Secretary<br/><small>(Informal)</small>
| member_of                = [[Politburo of the CPSU (TheodoresTomfooleries)|Politburo of the CPSU]]<br>[[Secretariat of the CPSU (TheodoresTomfooleries)|Secretariat of the CPSU]]
| member_of                = [[Politburo of the CPSU (TheodoresTomfooleries)|Politburo]]<br>[[Secretariat of the CPSU (TheodoresTomfooleries)|Secretariat]]
| reports_to              = CPSU
| reports_to              = CPSU
| residence                = {{wp|Kremlin Senate}}
| residence                = {{wp|Kremlin Senate}}
| seat                    = {{wp|Kremlin}}, [[Moscow (TheodoresTomfooleries)|Moscow]]
| seat                    = {{wp|Kremlin}}, [[Moscow (TheodoresTomfooleries)|Moscow]]
| nominator                =  
| nominator                =  
| appointer                = [[Central Committee of the CPSU (TheodoresTomfooleries)|Central Committee of the CPSU]]
| appointer                = [[Central Committee of the CPSU (TheodoresTomfooleries)|Central Committee]]
| precursor                = ''Position created''
| precursor                = ''Position created''
| formation                = 3 April, 1922
| formation                = 3 April, 1922
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| unofficial_names        = Gensek
| unofficial_names        = Gensek
}}
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The General Secretary of the Communist Party of the Soviet Union ({{wp|Russian language|Russian}}: Генеральный секретарь ЦК КПСС; {{wp|Romanization of Russian|tr.}} ''Gyenyeral'nyiy syekryetar' TSK KPSS'') is the leader of the [[Communist Party of the Soviet Union (TheodoresTomfooleries)|Communist Party of the Soviet Union]], the {{wp|Vanguardism|vanguard party}} of the [[Soviet Union (TheodoresTomfooleries)|Soviet Union]]. De-facto the position is the highest in both the party and the country, as the General Secretary advises over the policies of the communist party and thus the policies and laws of a nation as a whole. The [[Deputy Secretary of the CPSU (TheodoresTomfooleries)|Deputy Secretary]] is also an important position and often the "Second Secretary" (as it is nicknamed) is considered the pre-eminent successor to the current General Secretary.
The '''General Secretary of the Central Committee of the Communist Party of the Soviet Union'''{{efn|{{lang-ru|Генеральный секретарь ЦК КПСС|Generalny sekretar TSK KPSS}}}} is the {{wp|party leader|leader}} of the [[Communist Party of the Soviet Union (TheodoresTomfooleries)|Communist Party of the Soviet Union]] (CPSU), the {{wp|one-party state|sole-ruling}} party of the [[Soviet Union (TheodoresTomfooleries)|Union of Soviet Socialist Republics]].
 
Positions similar to the current title of General Secretary were first established in 1917 when {{wp|Elena Stasova}} was promoted as Technical Secretary of the {{wp|Russian Social Democratic Labour Party}}, but it would not be until 1922 that the present title was established. {{wp|Joseph Stalin}} was the first officeholder, though at the time of his promotion (and even at the time of {{wp|Vladimir Lenin|Lenin's}} death) the office was largely bureaucratic and held little power compared to what it would possess in the future. It is generally regarded that the office of General Secretary unofficially became the de-facto office of leadership in the Soviet Union in 1929, and further centralizations of power by Stalin throughout the 1930s and 40s continued this trend.
 
The position was temporarily abolished between 16 October 1952 and 13 September 1953, however it was re-established under the name of First Secretary by {{wp|Nikita Khrushchev}} on 14 September 1953, later renamed back to General Secretary in 1966 at the {{wp|23rd Congress of the Communist Party of the Soviet Union|23rd Congress}}. Little has changed regarding the position's administrative importance since then.


The general secretary heads and directs the activities of the communist party, which is given an absolute monopoly on all political power. The general secretary is thus considered the de-facto {{wp|supreme leader}} of the Soviet Union.
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Revision as of 02:02, 27 August 2024

General Secretary of the
Central Committee of the Communist Party of the Soviet Union
Генеральный секретарь ЦК КПСС
Hammer and Sickle (CPSU; variant).svg
Emblem of the CPSU
Flag of the CPSU.svg
Flag of the CPSU
Sabrican Garayev.png
Incumbent
Sabrican Garayev
since 2010
Central Committee of the CPSU
Secretariat of the CPSU
StyleComrade General Secretary
(Informal)
AbbreviationGeneral Secretary of the CPSU
Member ofPolitburo
Secretariat
Reports toCPSU
ResidenceKremlin Senate
SeatKremlin, Moscow
AppointerCentral Committee
PrecursorPosition created
Formation3 April, 1922
First holderJoseph Stalin
Unofficial namesGensek

The General Secretary of the Central Committee of the Communist Party of the Soviet Union[a] is the leader of the Communist Party of the Soviet Union (CPSU), the sole-ruling party of the Union of Soviet Socialist Republics.

The general secretary heads and directs the activities of the communist party, which is given an absolute monopoly on all political power. The general secretary is thus considered the de-facto supreme leader of the Soviet Union.


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