Who were the Russian leaders of the 20th century?

Question:- Who were the Russian leaders of the 20th century?

Answer: Several important Russian leaders of the 20th century influenced the evolution of the state in this century which was full of intense dramatic shifts.

To begin with, the century gave birth to the rule of Tsar Nicholas II considered to be the last emperor of Russia. After the revolution of 1917 in Russia, Vladimir Lenin emerged as the leader of the newly created Soviet Union. In 1924 after the death of Lenin Stalin took the power and until 1953 ruled with rigid tyranny. Stalin was followed by Nikita Khrushchev who in turn introduced the de-Stalinization process. Then Brezhnev came to power and he led the so-called stagnation period. Yuri Andropov led the Soviet Union for slightly over a year and was succeeded by Konstantin Chernenko who only managed to serve about 13 months before breathing his last, leaving the way open for Mikhail Gorbachev to take over in 1985, and proceeded with socio-economic policies that helped disintegrate the Soviet Union. Boris Yeltsin then became the first president of the Russian Federation, remaining in the position for a total of a time of eight years until 1999. Such leaders helped Russia grow from an empire to a communist state and finally to the present federal republic.