Leaders of 20 Richest Countries: 2021
Heads of state and government controlling the world's major economies during this period.
Leadership Timeline: Russia
| Period | Leader | Political Party | Selection Method |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1922 — 1953 | Joseph Stalin General Secretary | CPSU | Party Appointment |
| 1953 — 1953 | Georgy Malenkov Chairman | CPSU | Party Appointment |
| 1953 — 1964 | Nikita Khrushchev First Secretary | CPSU | Party Appointment |
| 1964 — 1982 | Leonid Brezhnev General Secretary | CPSU | Party Appointment |
| 1982 — 1984 | Yuri Andropov General Secretary | CPSU | Party Appointment |
| 1984 — 1985 | Konstantin Chernenko General Secretary | CPSU | Party Appointment |
| 1985 — 1991 | Mikhail Gorbachev General Secretary | CPSU | Party Appointment |
| 1991 — 1999 | Boris Yeltsin President | Independent | Elected |
| 1999 — 2008 | Vladimir Putin President | Independent | Elected |
| 2008 — 2012 | Dmitry Medvedev President | United Russia | Elected |
| 2012 — Present | Vladimir Putin President | United Russia | Elected |