President of the Soviet Union (TheodoresTomfooleries)

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Chairwoman of the Supreme Soviet
Председатель Президиума Верховного Совета
Coat of arms of the Soviet Union (1956–1991).svg
State Emblem of the Soviet Union
Soviet-presidential-standard.png
Standard of the Chairwoman
Yelena Mikhailova.jpg
Incumbent
Yelena Mikhailova
since 2019
Presidium of the Supreme Soviet
StyleMiss President
(informal)
Her/His Excellency
(diplomatic)
AbbreviationChairwoman of the Presidium
Member ofPresidium of the Supreme Soviet
Reports toSupreme Soviet of the USSR
ResidenceMoscow Kremlin
AppointerSupreme Soviet
Term length5 years
Constituting instrument2002 Soviet Constitution
PrecursorCentral Executive Committee of the Soviet Union
Formation17 January, 1938
First holderMikhail Kalinin
Unofficial namesPresident of the Soviet Union
DeputyVice-Chairman

The Chairwoman of the Presidium of the Supreme Soviet (Russian: Председатель Президиума Верховного Совета; tr. Predsedatel' Prezidiuma Verkhovnogo Soveta) (Chairman when the office is occupied by a male) is the head of the Presidium of the Supreme Soviet, the collective Presidency of the Soviet Union. Though not the sole member of the presidency, due to their office's importance of organizing the other 38 members, the Chairwoman is considered by non-Soviet sources to be "the President" of the USSR or the "Head of State of the Soviet Union". The post was established in 1938 after the introduction of the 1936 Soviet Constitution.