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Ministry of Railways (Soviet Union)

Ministry of Railways (Soviet Union)

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The Ministry of Railways (Russian: Министерство путей сообщения (МПС) Российской империи/СССР/РФ or Народный комиссариат путей сообщения (НКПС), more correctly translated as Ministry/People's Commisariat of Transportation[1]) oversaw Soviet Railways, which operated the railways of the Soviet Union. It was divided into 32 agencies, which among them had millions of employees. The ministry was responsible for centralized departments (such as electrification), which applied to all subsidiaries.

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Before 1946 the ministry was known as the People's Commissariat for Railways, although the term "Ministry of Railways" had been used by the pre-Soviet ministry (founded in 1865).

Commissars and Ministers

The following persons headed the Commissariat/Ministry as commissars (narkoms), ministers, and deputy ministers during the Soviet era:[2][3]

  • Ivan Kovalev (19/3/1946 - 5/6/1948)
  • Boris Beshchev (5/6.1948 - 14/1/1977)
  • Ivan Pavlovsky (14/1/1977 - 29/11/1982)
  • Nikolai Konarev (1/12/1982 - 26/10/1990)
  • Leonid Matyukhin (8/5/1991 - 24/8/1991)

See also

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References

  1. [1]
    Министерство путей сообщения (in Russian). Archived from the original on 2017-09-18. Retrieved 2012-06-25.
  2. [2]
    "Governments of the Union of Soviet Socialist Republics 1917-1964". Archived from the original on 28 November 2017. Retrieved 28 November 2017.
  3. [3]
    "Governments of the Union of Soviet Socialist Republics 1964-1991". Archived from the original on 28 November 2017. Retrieved 28 November 2017.



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