This section presents the official biographies of presidents of Russia. The Russian Federation held its first presidential election on June 12, 1991.
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The table provides a chronological list of the leaders of Russia from 1276 onward. Leaders of Muscovy, Russia, the Russian Empire, and the Soviet Union princes and grand princes of Moscow (Muscovy): Danilovich dynasty*
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Vladimir Lenin (1870-1924), the leader and creator of the Bolshevik party (Russian Socialist-Democratic Workers’ Party), seized power in Russia in 1918. He became the state’s leader as the...
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The Soviet Union had eight leaders during its existence from 1922 to 1991. Unlike countries in which a president or prime minister is the designated head of state, the leaders of the USSR...
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