Central Committee elected by the 15th Congress of the All-Union Communist Party (Bolsheviks)

Central Committee elected
by the 15th Congress
14th ← → 16th
The 15th Party Congress; in the foreground Alexei Rykov, Mykola Skrypnyk and Joseph Stalin raising their membership cards.
Duration	19 December 1927 – 13 July 1930
General Secretary	Joseph Stalin
Second Secretary	Vyacheslav Molotov
Inner-groups	Politburo: 9 full & 10 candidates Secretariat: 8 full & 4 candidates Orgburo: 16 full & 9 candidates
No. of departments	11
Members	71 full and 50 candidates (CC)

The Central Committee (CC) composition was elected by the 15th Congress, and sat from 19 December 1927 until 13 July 1930. The CC 1st Plenary Session renewed the composition of the Politburo, Secretariat and the Organizational Bureau (OB) of the All-Union Communist Party (Bolsheviks).

Keys

✡	Indicates that the individual was born into a Jewish family.
♀	Indicates that the individual is female.
BY	Birth year.
DY	Death year.
PB	Politburo member.
SC	Secretariat member.
OB	Orgburo member.
CPB, CSC, COB	The first "C" in these initials refers to "Candidate member"

Plenums

The CC was not a permanent institution. It convened plenary sessions, of which six CC plenary sessions and two joint CC–Central Control Commission (CCC) plenary sessions were held between the 15th Congress and the 16th Congress. When the CC was not in session, decision-making powers were transferred to inner bodies of the CC itself; the Politburo, Secretariat and Orgburo (none of these bodies were permanent either, but convened several times a months).^[1]

Plenum (CC)	Joint plenum (CC–CCC)	Start–end	Length
1st Plenary Session	—	19 December 1927	1 day
—	1st Joint Plenary Session	6–11 April 1928	6 days
2nd Plenary Session	—	4–12 July 1928	9 days
3rd Plenary Session	—	16–24 November 1928	9 days
—	2nd Joint Plenary Session	16–23 April 1929	8 days
4th Plenary Session	—	29 April 1929	1 day
5th Plenary Session	—	21 June 1929	1 day
6th Plenary Session	—	10–17 November 1929	8 days

Apparatus

Individuals employed by Central Committee's bureaus, departments and newspapers made up the apparatus between the 15th Congress and the 16th Congress.^[2] The bureaus and departments were supervised by the Secretariat, and each secretary (member of the Secretariat) supervised a specific department.^[3] The leaders of departments were officially referred to as Heads, while the titles of bureau leaders varied between chairman, first secretary and secretary.^[4]

Institutions	Head			Took office	Left office	Tenure	Ethnicity
Institutions	Name Cyrillic	BY	DY	Took office	Left office	Tenure	Ethnicity
Agitation and Propaganda Department	Krinitsky, AlexanderAlexander Krinitsky Александр Криницкий	1894	1937	19 December 1927	3 May 1928	7007117504000000000♠136 days	Russian
Agitation, Propaganda and Press Department	Krinitsky, AlexanderAlexander Krinitsky Александр Криницкий	1894	1937	3 May 1928	19 November 1929	7007488160000000000♠1 year and 200 days	Russian
Agitation, Propaganda and Press Department	Stetskii, AlekseiAleksei Stetskii Алексей Стецкий	1896	1938	19 November 1929	1 May 1930	7007140832000000000♠163 days	Russian
Bolshevik	Bukharin, NikolayNikolay Bukharin Никола́й Буха́рин	1888	1938	19 December 1927	April 1929	7007405216000000000♠1 year and 103 days	Russian
Bolshevik	Knorin, VilhelmVilhelm Knorin Вильгельм Кнорин	1890	1929	1930	13 July 1930	7007482112000000000♠1 year and 193 days	Latvian
Chief Administrator	Samsonov, TimofeyTimofey Samsonov Тимофей Самсонов	1888	1956	19 December 1927	13 July 1930	7007809568000000000♠2 years and 206 days	Russian
Culture and Propaganda Department	Stetskii, AlekseiAleksei Stetskii Алексей Стецкий	1896	1938	1 May 1930	13 July 1930	7006630720000000000♠73 days	Russian
Information Department	Roshal, LevLev Roshal Лев Рошаль	1896	1940	19 December 1927	1928	7006371520000000000♠43 days	Belarusian
Institute of Red Professors	Pokrovsky, MikhailMikhail Pokrovsky Михаи́л Покро́вский	1868	1932	19 December 1927	13 July 1930	7007809568000000000♠2 years and 206 days	Russian
Lenin Institute	Skvortsov-Stepanov, IvanIvan Skvortsov-Stepanov Ива́н Скворцо́в-Степа́нов	1878	1928	19 December 1927	August 1928	7007221184000000000♠256 days	Russian
Lenin Institute	Savelyev, MaksimilianMaksimilian Savelyev Максимилиан Савельев	1884	1939	August 1928	13 July 1930	7007588384000000000♠1 year and 316 days	Russian
Party History Department	Vacant	—	—	19 December 1927	13 July 1930	7007809568000000000♠2 years and 206 days	—
Pravda	Bukharin, NikolayNikolay Bukharin Никола́й Буха́рин	1888	1938	19 December 1927	April 1929	7007405216000000000♠1 year and 103 days	Russian
Pravda	Vacant	—	—	April 1929	13 July 1930	7007404352000000000♠1 year and 103 days	—
Press Department	Gusev, SergeiSergei Gusev Сергей Гусев	1874	1933	19 December 1927	March 1928	7006889920000000000♠103 days	Russian✡
Press Department	Smirnov, NikolayNikolay Smirnov Николай Смирнов	1893	1940	March 1928	May 1928	7006527040000000000♠61 days	Russian
Organizational-Distribution Department	Moskvin, IvanIvan Moskvin Иван Москвин	1890	1937	19 December 1927	13 July 1930	7007809568000000000♠2 years and 206 days	Russian
Secret Department	Tovstukha, IvanIvan Tovstukha Иван Товстуха	1889	1935	19 December 1927	13 July 1930	7007809568000000000♠2 years and 206 days	Ukrainian
Statistical Department	Smitten, YelenaYelena Smitten Елена Смиттен	1883	1942	19 December 1927	13 July 1930	7007809568000000000♠2 years and 206 days	Belarusian♀
Work in the Countryside Department	Bauman, KarlKarl Bauman Карл Бауман	1882	1937	19 December 1927	13 July 1930	7007809568000000000♠2 years and 206 days	Latvian
Workers' and Peasants' Department	Artyukhina, AleksandraAleksandra Artyukhina Елена Смиттен	1889	1969	19 December 1927	13 July 1930	7007809568000000000♠2 years and 206 days	Russian♀

Members

Full

Name Cyrillic	BY	DY	Left office	Tenure	Ethnicity	Portrait	First post held (during term)	CIM
Akulov, IvanIvan Akulov Иван Акулов	1888	1937	13 July 1930	7007809568000000000♠2 years and 206 days	Russian	—	Chairman, Central Committee of the Ukrainian Council of Trade Unions	—
Andreyev, AndreyAndrey Andreyev Андрей Андреев	1895	1971	13 July 1930	7007809568000000000♠2 years and 206 days	Russian		—	CPB, OB
Antipov, NikolayNikolay Antipov Николай Антипов	1894	1938	13 July 1930	7007809568000000000♠2 years and 206 days	Russian	—	Second Secretary, Leningrad Regional Committee	COB
Artyukhina, AleksandraAleksandra Artyukhina Александра Артюхина	1889	1969	13 July 1930	7007809568000000000♠2 years and 206 days	Russian♀	—	Head, Workers and Peasants Department of the Central Committee	OB, CSC
Badayev, AlekseiAleksei Badayev Алексей Бадаев	1883	1951	13 July 1930	7007809568000000000♠2 years and 206 days	Russian		Chairman, Leningrad Union of Consumer Societies	—
Bauman, KarlKarl Bauman Карл Бауман	1892	1937	13 July 1930	7007809568000000000♠2 years and 206 days	Latvian	—	Head, Department for Work in the Countryside of the Central Committee	CPB, SC, OB
Bubnov, AndreiAndrei Bubnov Андрей Бубнов	1884	1938	13 July 1930	7007809568000000000♠2 years and 206 days	Russian		Head, Political Directorate of the Red Army	OB, CSC
Bukharin, NikolaiNikolai Bukharin Никола́й Буха́рин	1888	1938	13 July 1930	7007809568000000000♠2 years and 206 days	Russian		Editor-in-chief, Pravda	PB
Chicherin, GeorgyGeorgy Chicherin Георгий Чичерин	1872	1936	13 July 1930	7007809568000000000♠2 years and 206 days	Russian		People's Commissar for Foreign Affairs	—
Chubar, VlasVlas Chubar Влас Чубар	1891	1939	13 July 1930	7007809568000000000♠2 years and 206 days	Ukrainian		Chairman, Council of People's Commissars of the Ukrainian SSR	CPB
Chudov, MikhailMikhail Chudov Михаил Чудов	1893	1937	13 July 1930	7007809568000000000♠2 years and 206 days	Russian	—	First Secretary, North Caucasian Regional Committee	—
Dogadov, AleksandrAleksandr Dogadov Александр Догадов	1888	1937	13 July 1930	7007809568000000000♠2 years and 206 days	Russian	—	Secretary, Central Committee of the All-Union Central Council of Trade Unions	OB
Gamarnik, YanYan Gamarnik Ян Гамарник	1894	1937	13 July 1930	7007809568000000000♠2 years and 206 days	Ukrainian✡		First Secretary, Far Eastern Regional Committee	OB
Goloshchokin, FilippFilipp Goloshchokin Филипп Голощёкин	1876	1941	13 July 1930	7007809568000000000♠2 years and 206 days	Russian✡	—	First Secretary, Kazakskogo Regional Committee	—
Kabakov, IvanIvan Kabakov Иван Кабаков	1891	1937	13 July 1930	7007809568000000000♠2 years and 206 days	Russian	—	First Secretary, Tula Regional Committee	—
Kaganovich, LazarLazar Kaganovich Лазарь Каганович	1893	1991	13 July 1930	7007809568000000000♠2 years and 206 days	Russian✡		First Secretary, Central Committee of the Communist Party (Bolsheviks) of Ukraine	CPB, SC, OB
Kalinin, MikhailMikhail Kalinin Михаил Калинин	1875	1946	13 July 1930	7007809568000000000♠2 years and 206 days	Russian		Chairman, Central Executive Committee of the All-Russian Congress of Soviets	PB
Kirkizh, KuprianKuprian Kirkizh Куприян Киркиж	1886	1932	13 July 1930	7007809568000000000♠2 years and 206 days	Belarusian	—	First Secretary, Central Committee of the Communist Party of Uzbekistan	—
Kirov, SergeySergey Kirov Серге́й Ки́ров	1886	1934	13 July 1930	7007809568000000000♠2 years and 206 days	Russian		First Secretary, Leningrad City Committee First Secretary, Leningrad Regional Committee	CPB
Knorin, VilhelmVilhelm Knorin Вильгельм Кнорин	1890	1938	13 July 1930	7007809568000000000♠2 years and 206 days	Latvian	—	First Secretary, Central Committee of the Communist Party of Byelorussia	—
Kolotilov, NikolayNikolay Kolotilov Николай Колотилов	1885	1937	13 July 1930	7007809568000000000♠2 years and 206 days	Russian	—	First Secretary, Ivanov-Voznesensky Regional Committee	—
Komarov, NikolayNikolay Komarov Николай Комаров	1886	1937	13 July 1930	7007809568000000000♠2 years and 206 days	Russian	—	Chairman, Executive Committee of the Leningrad Regional Soviet	—
Kosior, JosephJoseph Kosior Иосиф Косиор	1889	1937	13 July 1930	7007809568000000000♠2 years and 206 days	Polish	—	Chairman, Board of Vostokstal	—
Kosior, StanislavStanislav Kosior Станислав Косиор	1889	1939	13 July 1930	7007809568000000000♠2 years and 206 days	Polish	—	First Secretary, Central Committee of the Communist Party (Bolshevik) of Ukraine	CPB, SC, OB
Kotov, VasilyVasily Kotov Василий Котов	1885	1937	13 July 1930	7007809568000000000♠2 years and 206 days	Russian	—	Member, Secretariat of the Moscow Regional Committee	COB
Krupskaya, NadezhdaNadezhda Krupskaya Наде́жда Кру́пская	1869	1939	13 July 1930	7007809568000000000♠2 years and 206 days	Russian♀		Member, Collegium of the People's Commissar for Education of the Russian SFSR	—
Krzhizhanovsky, GlebGleb Krzhizhanovsky Глеб Кржижано́вский	1872	1959	13 July 1930	7007809568000000000♠2 years and 206 days	Russian		Chairman, State Planning Commission at the Council of Labor and Defense	—
Kubiak, NikolayNikolay Kubiak Николай Кубяк	1881	1937	13 July 1930	7007809568000000000♠2 years and 206 days	Russian		People's Commissar for Agriculture of the Russian SFSR	SC, OB
Kulikov, YegorYegor Kulikov Егор Куликов	1891	1943	13 July 1930	7007809568000000000♠2 years and 206 days	Russian	—	First Secretary, Zamoskvorechye District Committee	—
Kuybyshev, ValerianValerian Kuybyshev Валериан Куйбышев	1888	1935	13 July 1930	7007809568000000000♠2 years and 206 days	Russian		Chairman, Supreme Soviet of the National Economy	—
Kviring, EmanuelEmanuel Kviring Эммануил Квиринг	1888	1937	13 July 1930	7007809568000000000♠2 years and 206 days	Volga German		Deputy Chairman, State Planning Commission at the Council of Labor and Defense	—
Lepse, IvanIvan Lepse Иван Лепсе	1889	1929	6 October 1929	7007567648000000000♠1 year and 291 days	Latvian	—	Chairman, Central Committee of the Union of Metalworkers	COB
Lobov, SemenSemen Lobov Семён Лобов	1888	1937	13 July 1930	7007809568000000000♠2 years and 206 days	Russian	—	Chairman, Supreme Soviet of the National Economy of the Russian SFSR	COB
Lyubimov, IsidoreIsidore Lyubimov Исидор Любимов	1882	1937	13 July 1930	7007809568000000000♠2 years and 206 days	Russian	—	Chairman, Board of the Central Union of Consumer Societies	—
Manuilsky, DmitryDmitry Manuilsky Дмитро Мануїльський	1883	1959	13 July 1930	7007809568000000000♠2 years and 206 days	Ukrainian		Member, Presidium of the Executive Committee of the Communist International	—
Medvedev, AlexeiAlexei Medvedev Алексей Медведев	1884	1937	13 July 1930	7007809568000000000♠2 years and 206 days	Russian	—	Second Secretary, Central Committee of the Communist Party (Bolsheviks) of Ukraine	—
Menzhinsky, VyacheslavVyacheslav Menzhinsky Вячеслав Менжинский	1874	1934	13 July 1930	7007809568000000000♠2 years and 206 days	Russian ^{[note 1]}		Chairman, Joint State Political Directorate	—
Mikhailov, VasilyVasily Mikhailov Василий Михайлов	1894	1937	13 July 1930	7007809568000000000♠2 years and 206 days	Russian	—	Chairman, Moscow City Council of Trade Unions	COB
Mikoyan, AnastasAnastas Mikoyan Анастас Микоян	1895	1978	13 July 1930	7007809568000000000♠2 years and 206 days	Armenian		People's Commissar for Foreign and Internal Trade	CPB
Molotov, VyacheslavVyacheslav Molotov Вячеслав Молотов	1890	1986	13 July 1930	7007809568000000000♠2 years and 206 days	Russian		Member, Presidium of the Executive Committee of the Communist International Secretary, Executive Committee of the Communist International	PB, SC, OB
Moskvin, IvanIvan Moskvin Иван Москвин	1890	1937	13 July 1930	7007809568000000000♠2 years and 206 days	Russian	—	Head, Organizational-Distribution Department of the Central Committee	OB, CSC
Oppokov, GeorgyGeorgy Oppokov Георгий Оппоков	1888	1938	13 July 1930	7007809568000000000♠2 years and 206 days	Russian		Chairman, Board of Donugol	—
Orakhelashvili, MamiaMamia Orakhelashvili Мамия Орахелашвили	1888	1937	13 July 1930	7007809568000000000♠2 years and 206 days	Georgian		First Secretary, Transcaucasian Regional Committee	—
Petrovsky, GrigoryGrigory Petrovsky Григо́рій Петро́вський	1878	1958	13 July 1930	7007809568000000000♠2 years and 206 days	Ukrainian		Chairman, Central Executive Committee of the All-Ukrainian Congress of Soviets	CPB
Piatnitsky, OsipOsip Piatnitsky Осип Пятницкий	1882	1938	13 July 1930	7007809568000000000♠2 years and 206 days	Russian✡		Secretary, Executive Committee of the Communist International	—
Postyshev, PavelPavel Postyshev Григо́рій Петро́вський	1887	1939	13 July 1930	7007809568000000000♠2 years and 206 days	Russian		First Secretary, Kharkiv Regional Committee	—
Rudzutaks, JānisJānis Rudzutaks Ян Рудзутак	1887	1938	13 July 1930	7007809568000000000♠2 years and 206 days	Latvian		People's Commissar for Railways	PB
Rukhimovich, MoiseiMoisei Rukhimovich Моисей Рухимович	1889	1937	13 July 1930	7007809568000000000♠2 years and 206 days	Russian✡		Deputy Chairman, Supreme Soviet of the National Economy	OB
Rumyantsev, IvanIvan Rumyantsev Иван Румянцев	1886	1937	13 July 1930	7007809568000000000♠2 years and 206 days	Russian	—	First Secretary, Vladimir Regional Committee	—
Rykov, AlexeiAlexei Rykov Алексей Рыков	1881	1938	13 July 1930	7007809568000000000♠2 years and 206 days	Russian		Chairman, Council of People's Commissars Chairman, Council of Labor and Defense	PB
Schmidt, VasilyVasily Schmidt Сергей Чуцкаев	1886	1938	13 July 1930	7007809568000000000♠2 years and 206 days	Russian ^{[note 2]}		People's Commissar for Labor	COB
Schwartz, IsaakIsaak Schwartz Исаак Шварц	1879	1951	13 July 1930	7007809568000000000♠2 years and 206 days	Ukrainian✡	—	Chairman, Central Committee of the Union of Coal Miners	—
Shvernik, NikolayNikolay Shvernik Николай Шверник	1888	1970	13 July 1930	7007809568000000000♠2 years and 206 days	Russian		First Secretary, Ural Regional Committee	OB
Skrypnyk, MykolaMykola Skrypnyk Микола Скрипник	1872	1933	13 July 1930	7007809568000000000♠2 years and 206 days	Ukrainian		People's Commissar for Education of the Ukrainian SSR	—
Skvortsov-Stepanov, IvanIvan Skvortsov-Stepanov Ива́н Скворцо́в-Степа́нов	1878	1928	8 October 1928	7007254016000000000♠294 days	Russian		Head, Lenin Institute	—
Smirnov, AlexanderAlexander Smirnov Александр Смирнов	1878	1938	13 July 1930	7007809568000000000♠2 years and 206 days	Russian	—	People's Commissar for Agriculture of the Russian SFSR	OB, SC
Sokolnikov, GrigoriGrigori Sokolnikov Григорий Сокольников	1888	1938	13 July 1930	7007809568000000000♠2 years and 206 days	Ukrainian✡		Deputy Chairman, State Planning Commission at the Council of Labor and Defense	—
Stalin, JosephJoseph Stalin Ио́сиф Ста́лин	1878	1953	13 July 1930	7007809568000000000♠2 years and 206 days	Georgian		General Secretary, Central Committee	PB, SC, OB
Stetskii, AlekseiAleksei Stetskii Алексей Стецкий	1896	1938	13 July 1930	7007809568000000000♠2 years and 206 days	Russian	—	Head, Propaganda Department of the Leningrad Regional Committee	—
Strievsky, KonstantinKonstantin Strievsky Константин Стриевский	1885	1938	13 July 1930	7007809568000000000♠2 years and 206 days	Belarusian	—	Chairman, Moscow Soviet for the National Economy	—
Sulimov, DaniilDaniil Sulimov Даниил Сулимов	1890	1937	13 July 1930	7007809568000000000♠2 years and 206 days	Russian	—	First Deputy People's Commissar for Railways	OB
Syrtsov, SergeiSergei Syrtsov Сергей Сырцов	1893	1937	13 July 1930	7007809568000000000♠2 years and 206 days	Russian	—	First Secretary, Siberian Regional Committee	CPB
Tolokontsev, AleksandrAleksandr Tolokontsev Александр Толоконцев	1889	1937	13 July 1930	7007809568000000000♠2 years and 206 days	Russian	—	Chairman, Central Military-Industrial Management of the Supreme Soviet of the National Economy	—
Tomsky, MikhailMikhail Tomsky Михаил Томский	1880	1936	13 July 1930	7007809568000000000♠2 years and 206 days	Russian		Chairman, Central Committee of the All-Union Central Council of Trade Unions	PB
Tsiurupa, AlexanderAlexander Tsiurupa Алекса́ндр Цюру́па	1870	1928	8 May 1928	7007121824000000000♠141 days	Ukrainian		Deputy Chairman, Council of People's Commissars	—
Ugarov, FyodorFyodor Ugarov Фёдор Угаров	1885	1932	13 July 1930	7007809568000000000♠2 years and 206 days	Russian	—	Chairman, Leningrad Regional Council of Trade Unions	—
Uglanov, NikolaiNikolai Uglanov Николай Угланов	1886	1937	13 July 1930	7007809568000000000♠2 years and 206 days	Russian	—	First Secretary, Moscow City Committee	CPB, SC, OB
Ukhanov, KonstantinKonstantin Ukhanov Константин Уханов	1891	1937	13 July 1930	7007809568000000000♠2 years and 206 days	Russian	—	Chairman, Executive Committee of the Moscow Regional Soviet	COB
Voroshilov, KlimentKliment Voroshilov Климент Ворошилов	1881	1969	13 July 1930	7007809568000000000♠2 years and 206 days	Russian		Chairman, Revolutionary Military Council People's Commissar for Military and Naval Affairs	PB
Zelensky, IsaakIsaak Zelensky Исаак Зеленский	1890	1937	13 July 1930	7007809568000000000♠2 years and 206 days	Russian✡	—	First Secretary, Central Asian Bureau	—
Zhukov, IvanIvan Zhukov Иван Жуков	1889	1937	13 July 1930	7007809568000000000♠2 years and 206 days	Russian	—	Chairman, Board of Elektrotresta	—

Candidate

Name Cyrillic	BY	DY	Ethnicity	First post held (during term)	Portrait	CIM
Alexeyev, PyotrPyotr Alexeyev Пётр Алексеев	1877	1936	Russian	First Secretary, Narva District Committee	—	—
Antselovich, NaumNaum Antselovich Наум Анцелович	1888	1952	Russian✡	Chairman, Central Committee of the Union of Rural Workers	—	—
Baranov, PetrPetr Baranov Пётр Баранов	1892	1933	Russian	Commander, Red Army Air Force	—	—
Bryukhanov, NikolaiNikolai Bryukhanov Николай Брюханов	1878	1938	Russian	People's Commissar for Finance		—
Chaplin, NikolaiNikolai Chaplin Николай Чаплин	1902	1938	Russian	First Secretary, Central Committee of the Communist Youth League	—	COB
Chutskayev, SergeySergey Chutskayev Сергей Чуцкаев	1876	1944	Russian	Chairman, Executive Committee of the Far Eastern Regional Soviet	—	—
Chuvyrin, MikhailMikhail Chuvyrin Михаил Чувырин	1883	1947	Russian	First Secretary, Luhansk Regional Committee	—	—
Eikhe, RobertRobert Eikhe Роберт Эйхе	1890	1940	Latvian	Chairman, Executive Committee of the Far Eastern Regional Soviet	—	—
Eliava, ShalvaShalva Eliava Шалва Элиава	1883	1937	Georgian	Chairman, Council of People's Commissars of the Transcaucasian SFSR		—
Gey, KonstantinKonstantin Gey Константин Гей	1896	1939	Russian ^{[note 3]}	Member, Executive Committee of the Red International of Labor Unions	—	—
Gryadinsky, FyodorFyodor Gryadinsky Фёдор Грядинский	1893	1938	Russian	People's Commissar for Foreign and Domestic Trade	—	—
Ikramov, AkmalAkmal Ikramov Акмаль Икрамов	1898	1938	Uzbek	Second Secretary, Central Committee of the Communist Party of Uzbekistan		—
Ivanov, VladimirVladimir Ivanov Владимир Иванов	1893	1938	Russian	Second Secretary, North Caucasus Regional Committee	—	—
Kalgyna, AnnaAnna Kalgyna Анна Калыгина	1895	1937	Russian♀	Deputy Head, Workers and Peasants Department of the Central Committee	—	—
Kaminsky, GrigoryGrigory Kaminsky Григорий Каминский	1895	1938	Russian✡	Deputy Chairman, Central Committee of the Unions of Agricultural Cooperatives		—
Khatayevich, MendelMendel Khatayevich Мендель Хатаeвич	1893	1937	Russian✡	First Secretary, Tatar Regional Committee	—	—
Kiselyov, AlekseiAleksei Kiselyov Алексей Киселёв	1879	1937	Russian	Secretary, Presidium of the Executive Committee of the Communist International		—
Klimenko, IvanIvan Klimenko Иван Клименко	1891	1937	Russian	Deputy People's Commissar of Agriculture of the Russian SFSR	—	—
Kodatskiy, IvanIvan Kodatskiy Иван Кодацкий	1893	1937	Russian	First Secretary, Vyborg District Committee	—	—
Kolgushkin, PhilemonPhilemon Kolgushkin Филимон Колгушкин	1887	1937	Russian✡	Deputy Chairman, Leningrad Soviet of the National Economy	—	—
Kondratyev, TarasTaras Kondratyev Тарас Кондратьев	1892	1937	Russian	First Secretary, Volodarsky District Committee	—	—
Krinitsky, AlexanderAlexander Krinitsky Александр Криницкий	1894	1937	Russian	Agitation and Propaganda Department of the Central Committee		—
Leonov, FyodorFyodor Leonov Фёдор Леонов	1892	1938	Russian	First Secretary, Krasnaya Presnya District Committee	—	—
Lokotskov, FilippFilipp Lokotskov Филипп Локацков	1881	1937	Russian	Chairman, Executive Committee of the Ural Regional Soviet	—	—
Lominadze, VissarionVissarion Lominadze Виссарион Ломинадзе	1897	1935	Georgian	Member, Presidium of the Executive Committee of the Communist International	—	—
Lozovsky, SolomonSolomon Lozovsky Соломон Лозовский	1892	1952	Russian✡	General Secretary, Central Committee of the Red International of Labor Unions		—
Markov, AlexanderAlexander Markov Александр Марков	1877	1935	Russian	Chairman, Central Committee of the Union of Textile Workers	—	—
Mezhlauk, ValeryValery Mezhlauk Валерий Межлаук	1893	1938	Latvian ^{[note 4]}	Head, Metallurgy Directorate of the Supreme Soviet of the National Economy		—
Mikhailov-Ivanov, MikhailMikhail Mikhailov-Ivanov Михаил Михайлов-Иванов	1894	1931	Russian	Chairman, Board of the Leningrad Machine-Building Trust	—	—
Mirzoyan, LevonLevon Mirzoyan Левон Мирзоян	1887	1939	Armenian	First Secretary, Central Committee of the Communist Party (Bolsheviks) of Azerbaijan		—
Melnichansky, GrigoryGrigory Melnichansky Григорий Мельничанский	1886	1937	Russian✡	Member, All-Union Central Council of Trade Unions	—	—
Musabekov, GazanfarGazanfar Musabekov Газанфар Мусабеков	1888	1938	Azerbaijani	Chairman, Council of People's Commissars of the Azerbaijani SSR	—	—
Nikolaeva, KlavdijaKlavdija Nikolaeva Клавдия Николаева	1893	1944	Russian♀	Agitation and Propaganda Department of the North Caucasian Regional Committee	—	—
Nosov, IvanIvan Nosov Иван Носов	1888	1937	Russian	First Secretary, Crimean Regional Committee	—	—
Oshvintsev, MikhailMikhail Oshvintsev Михаил Ошвинцев	1889	1939	Russian	Chairman, Ural Soviet of the National Economy	—	—
Polonsky, VladimirVladimir Polonsky Михаил Ошвинцев	1893	1937	Russian✡	First Secretary, Rogozhsko-Simonovsky District Committee	—	—
Rumyantsev, KonstantinKonstantin Rumyantsev Константин Румянцев	1889	1939	Russian	Deputy Chairman, Board of Azneft	—	—
Ryndin, KuzmaKuzma Ryndin Кузьма Рындин	1893	1938	Russian	Second Secretary, Ural Regional Committee	—	—
Ryutin, MartemyanMartemyan Ryutin Мартемья́н Рю́тин	1890	1937	Russian	First Secretary, Krasnaya Presnya District Committee	—	—
Semenov, BorisBoris Semenov Борис Семёнов	1890	1937	Russian	First Secretary, Ekaterynoslavsky–Dnepropetrovsk District Committee	—	—
Serebrovsky, AlexanderAlexander Serebrovsky Александр Серебровский	1884	1938	Russian	Deputy Chairman, Supreme Soviet of the National Economy	—	—
Sobolev, SergeySergey Sobolev Александр Серебровский	1900	1939	Russian	First Secretary, Leningrad Regional Committee of the Communist Youth League	—	—
Stroganov, VasilyVasily Stroganov Василий Строганов	1888	1938	Russian	First Secretary, Yuzovsky–Stalin District Committee	—	—
Sukhomlin, KirillKirill Sukhomlin Кирилл Сухомлин	1886	1938	Russian	Chairman, Supreme Soviet of the National Economy of the Ukrainian SSR	—	—
Tsikhon, AntonAnton Tsikhon Антон Цихон	1887	1939	Belausian	First Secretary, Bauman district committee	—	—
Unszlicht, JózefJózef Unszlicht Ио́сиф У́ншлихт	1879	1938	Polish✡	Deputy People's Commissar for Military and Naval Affairs		—
Uryvayev, MikhailMikhail Uryvayev Михаил Урываев	1887	1937	Russian	Head, Joint Military Factories	—	—
Vareikis, JuozasJuozas Vareikis Иосиф Варейкис	1894	1938	Lithuanian	First Secretary, Saratov Regional Committee	—	—
Zhdanov, AndreiAndrei Zhdanov Андрей Жданов	1896	1948	Russian	First Secretary, Nizhny Novgorod Regional Committee		—

Notes

↑ Vyacheslav Menzhinsky's father was Polish.
↑ Vasily Schmidt was born into a German family, but was born and raised in Russia.
↑ Konstantin Gey was born into an Estonian family, but was born and raised in Russia.
↑ Valery Mezhlauk's mother was German.

References

General

Plenary sessions, apparatus heads, ethnicity (by clicking on the individual names on "The Central Committee elected by the XVth Congress of the CPSU (b) 12.19.1927 members" reference), the Central Committee full- and candidate membership, Politburo membership, Secretariat membership and Orgburo membership were taken from these sources:

Staff writer. "Съезды, конференции, пленумы и заседания РСДРП – РСДРП(б) – РКП(б) – ВКП(б) – КПСС" [Congresses, conferences, plenary meetings and meetings of the RSDLP – RSDLP (b) – RCP (b) – AUCP (b) – CPSU] (in Russian). knowbysight.info. Retrieved 22 August 2015.
Staff writer. "Персональный состав Центрального комитета РСДРП – РСДРП(б) – РКП(б) – ВКП(б) – КПСС" [Membership of the Central Committee of the RSDLP – RSDLP (b) – RCP (b) – AUCP (b) – CPSU] (in Russian). knowbysight.info. Retrieved 22 August 2015.
Staff writer. "Центральный Комитет, избранный XV-м съездом ВКП(б) 19.12.1927, члены" [The Central Committee elected by the XV th Congress of the CPSU (b) 12.19.1927 members] (in Russian). knowbysight.info. Retrieved 22 August 2015.
Staff writer (19 June 2008). "ЕВРЕИ И ВЛАСТЬ В РОССИИ (1917-1924 гг.)" [Jews and Power in Russia (1917–1924 biennum)] (in Russian). LDN - приватное собрание книг. Retrieved 22 August 2015.
Staff writer. "Узкий состав ЦК РСДРП(б) – Политическое бюро ЦК РСДРП(б)—Бюро ЦК РСДРП(б) – РКП(б)—Политическое бюро ЦК РКП(б) – ВКП(б)—Президиум – Политическое бюро ЦК КПСС" [The narrow composition of the RSDLP (b)—Political Bureau of the Central Committee of the RSDLP (B)—The Bureau of the Central Committee of the RSDLP (b) – RCP (B)—Political Bureau of the Central Committee of the RCP (b) – AUCP (b)—the Presidium – Political Bureau of the Central Committee of the CPSU] (in Russian). Retrieved 21 June 2015.
Staff writer. "Секретариат ЦК РСДРП - РКП(б) - ВКП(б) - КПСС" [Secretariat of the Central Committee of the RSDLP (b) – RCP (b) – AUCP (b) – CPSU] (in Russian). Retrieved 21 June 2015.
Staff writer. "Организационное бюро РКП(б) - ВКП(б)" [Organizational Bureau of the RCP (b) – AUCP (b)] (in Russian). Retrieved 21 June 2015.

Bibliography

Fainsod, Merle; Hough, Jerry F. (1979). How the Soviet Union is Governed. Harvard University Press. ISBN 9780674410305.
Communist Party of the Soviet Union (1984). "Chapter 3: Statute of the Communist Party of the Soviet Union". In Simons, Williams; White, Stephens. The Party Statutes of the Communist World. Law in Eastern Europe. Brill Publishers. pp. 413–435. ISBN 9024729750.

Sources

↑ Simons & White 1984, pp. 423–425.
↑ Fainsod & Hough 1979, p. 410.
↑ Fainsod & Hough 1979, pp. 410–411 & 417–419.
↑ Fainsod & Hough 1979, pp. 417–419.

History of the Communist Party of the Soviet Union

Organization

Congress

Conference

1st (1905)
2nd (1906)
3rd (August 1907)
4th (November 1907)
5th (1908)
6th (1912)
7th (1917)
8th (1919)
9th (1920)
10th (May 1921)
11th (December 1921)
12th (1922)
13th (1924)
14th (1925)
15th (1926)
16th (1929)
17th (1932)
18th (1941)
19th (1988)

Party leadership

Party leaders	Vladimir Lenin (1912–1924) Joseph Stalin (1929–1953) Nikita Khrushchev (1953–1964) Leonid Brezhnev (1964–1982) Yuri Andropov (1982–1984) Konstantin Chernenko (1984–1985) Mikhail Gorbachev (1985–1991)

Politburo	Aug.–Oct. 1917 Oct.–Dec. 1917 6th (1917–18) 7th (1918–19) 8th (1919–20) 9th (1920–21) 10th (1921–22) 11th (1922–23) 12th (1923–24) 13th (1924–25) 14th (1926–27) 15th (1927–30) 16th (1930–34) 17th (1934–39) 18th (1939–52) 19th (1952–56) 20th–21st (1956–61) 22nd (1961–66) 23rd (1966–71) 24th (1971–76) 25th (1976–81) 26th (1981–86) 27th (1986–90) 28th (1990–91)

Secretariat	6th (1917–18) 7th (1918–19) 8th (1919–20) 9th (1920–21) 10th (1921–22) 11th (1922–23) 12th (1923–24) 13th (1924–25) 14th (1926–27) 15th (1927–30) 16th (1930–34) 17th (1934–39) 18th (1939–52) 19th (1952–56) 20th–21st (1956–61) 22nd (1961–66) 23rd (1966–71) 24th (1971–76) 25th (1976–81) 26th (1981–86) 27th (1986–90) 28th (1990–91)

Orgburo	7th (Jan.–Mar. 1919) 8th (1919–20) 9th (1920–21) 10th (1921–22) 11th (1922–23) 12th (1923–24) 13th (1924–26) 14th (1926–27) 15th (1927–30) 16th (1930–34) 17th (1934–39) 18th (1939–52)

Central Control Commission	9th (1920–21) 10th (1921–22) 11th (1922–23) 12th (1923–24) 13th (1924–25) 14th (1926–27) 15th (1927–30) 16th (1930–34) 17th (1934–39) 18th (1939–52) 19th (1952–56) 20th–21st (1956–61) 22nd (1961–66) 23rd (1966–71) 24th (1971–76) 25th (1976–81) 26th (1981–86) 27th (1986–90) 28th (1990–91)

Central Committee	1st (1898–1903) 2nd (1903–05) 3rd (1905–06) 4th (1906–07) 5th (1907–12) 6th (1912–17) 7th (Apr.–Aug. 1917) 8th (1917–18) 9th (1918–19) 10th (1919–20) 11th (1920–21) 12th (1921–22) 13th (1922–23) 14th (1923–24) 15th (1924–25) 16th (1926–27) 17th (1927–30) 18th (1930–34) 19th (1934–39) 20th (1939–41) 21st (1941–52) 19th (1952–56) 20th (1956–59) 21st (1959–61) 22nd (1961–66) 23rd (1966–71) 24th (1971–76) 25th (1976–81) 26th (1981–86) 27th (1986–90) 28th (1990–91)

Central Auditing Commission	8th–9th (1919–21) 10th–12th (1921–24) 13th (1924–25) 14th (1926–27) 15th (1927–30) 16th (1930–34) 17th (1934–39) 18th (1939–52) 19th (1952–56) 20th–21st (1956–61) 22nd (1961–66) 23rd (1966–71) 24th (1971–76) 25th (1976–81) 26th (1981–86) 27th (1986–90)

Departments of the
Central Committee

Administrative Organs
Agriculture
Chemical Industry
Construction
Culture
Defence Industry
Foreign Cadres
General
Heavy Industry
Information
International
Light- and Food Industry
Machine Industry
Organisational-party Work
Planning and Financial Organs
Political Administration of the Ministry of Defence
Propaganda
Science and Education
Trade and Consumers' Services
Transportation-Communications

Republican branches

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