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- General
- Government of the Soviet Union > List
- "Governments of the Union of Soviet Socialist Republics (1964–1991)". elisa.net. Archived from the original on February 24, 2012. Retrieved September 12, 2010.
- Specific
- ↑ "Governments of the RSFSR and the USSR (1918–1964)". elisa.net. Archived from the original on July 16, 2011. Retrieved September 12, 2010.
