KnowraCommunist Party of the Soviet UnionLinked fromLinked fromThe 37 pages that link to Communist Party of the Soviet Union, each with the reason it gives.All 37Broader topic 3Related 18Narrower topic 13Compared with 3Mikhail GorbachevNarrower topic: Gorbachev rose through its ranks and led it as general secretary.Nikita KhrushchevNarrower topic: Khrushchev’s authority depended on leading this party’s central institutions.Leonid BrezhnevNarrower topic: Brezhnev governed through its institutions and held its top post as general secretary.Boris YeltsinNarrower topic: Yeltsin rose through its ranks before breaking with the party leadership.Russian Social Democratic Labour PartyNarrower topic: It descended institutionally from the Bolshevik organization that emerged from the party.Lavrentiy BeriaNarrower topic: Beria’s advancement depended on party appointments and patronage as well as security-service authority.Yuri AndropovNarrower topic: Andropov’s party career, from regional work to General Secretary, unfolded within this ruling organization.Andrei ZhdanovNarrower topic: Zhdanov’s authority came from senior positions in the party’s governing structure.Politburo of the Communist Party of the Soviet UnionNarrower topic: The Politburo exercised authority as the party’s senior standing leadership body.Soviet nationalities policyNarrower topic: Party authority constrained the autonomy suggested by national territories.Konstantin ChernenkoNarrower topic: Chernenko advanced through its regional and central apparatus to become its leader.Lev KamenevNarrower topic: Kamenev’s authority depended on positions and alliances inside the ruling party.Nikolai PodgornyNarrower topic: Podgorny’s regional career culminated in membership of the party’s central leadership.