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The Political Bureau of the Central Committee of the Communist Party of the Soviet Union (or Politburo, Russian: Политбюро, IPA: [pəlʲɪtbʲʊˈro]; abbreviated: Политбюро ЦК КПСС, Politbyuro TsK KPSS) was the highest policy-making authority within the Communist Party of the Soviet Union.

It was founded in October 1917, and refounded in March 1919, at the 8th Congress of the Bolshevik Party. It was known as the Presidium from 1952 to 1966. The Politburo ended in 1991 when the Soviet Union broke-up.

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  • Execute 346 Politburo passes

    Excerpt of protocol of Politburo meeting of 17 January 1940 noting the decision to put 457 persons on trial and to execute 346 of them with the rest (111) being sent to the Gulags

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Kids robot.svg In Spanish: Buró Político del Comité Central del Partido Comunista de la Unión Soviética para niños

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