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Which was the top position Molotov held in the Soviet government?

  • President of the Soviet Union

  • Minister of Defense

  • Chairman of the Council of People's Commissars

  • Head of the KGB

Answer

Viacheslav Molotov was the Chairman of the Council of People's Commissars, the top position in the Soviet government. He held this position from 1930 to 1941, during which time he oversaw the industrialization of the Soviet Union and the Soviet Union's entry into World War II. He was also a close ally of Joseph Stalin and played a key role in the Soviet Union's foreign policy during the Cold War.
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