What was Nikolai Ryzhkov's position in the Soviet Union?
Chairman of the Council of Ministers
President of the USSR
Brezhnev's personal secretary
Commander of the Red Army
Answer
Nikolai Ryzhkov was the Chairman of the Council of Ministers of the Soviet Union from 1985 to 1990. He was a close ally of Mikhail Gorbachev and helped to implement his reforms. However, he was also a conservative and opposed some of Gorbachev's more radical policies. After the fall of the Soviet Union, Ryzhkov served as a member of the Supreme Soviet of Russia from 1990 to 1993.
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