General Secretary of the CPSU (TheodoresTomfooleries)

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General Secretary of the Communist Party of the Soviet Union
Генеральный секретарь ЦК КПСС
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Insignia of the CPSU
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Incumbent
Sabrican Garayev
since 2009
Communist Party of the Soviet Union
StyleComrade General Secretary
(Informal)
TypeParty leader
StatusDe-facto leader
AbbreviationGeneral Secretary of the CPSU
Member ofPolitburo of the CPSU
Secretariat of the CPSU
Reports toCPSU
ResidenceKremlin Senate
SeatKremlin, Moscow
AppointerCentral Committee of the CPSU
PrecursorPosition created
Formation3 April, 1922
First holderJoseph Stalin
Successionhi
Unofficial namesGensek

The General Secretary of the Communist Party of the Soviet Union (Russian: Генеральный секретарь ЦК КПСС; tr. General'nyy sekretar' TSK KPSS]) is the party leader of the CPSU and de-facto considered the leader of the Soviet Union.