| Minister of Defence of the Soviet Union | |
|---|---|
| Министр обороны СССР | |
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| Ministry of Defense | |
| Status | Abolished |
| Reports to | Premier |
| Nominator | Council of Defence |
| Appointer | Politburo |
| Precursor | Minister of War (Russian Empire) |
| Formation | 8 November 1917 |
| First holder | Council on War and Navy Affairs |
| Final holder | Yevgeny Shaposhnikov |
| Abolished | 14 February 1992[1] |
| Succession | Commander-in-Chief of the CIS Armed Forces (1992–1993) Minister of Defence (Russian Federation) |
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The Minister of Defence of the Soviet Union (Russian: Министр обороны СССР) refers to the head of the Ministry of Defence who was responsible for defence of the socialist/communist Russian Soviet Federative Socialist Republic from 1917 to 1922 and the Soviet Union from 1922 to 1992.