This list of ministers of communications of Russia contains the names of the people who held this position in the Russian Empire, the Russian Soviet Federative Socialist Republic, the Soviet Union and the modern Russian Federation.

Russian Empire Postal Department of the Ministry of Internal Affairs The Postal Department of the Ministry of the Interior of the Russian Empire was formed by the Highest registered decree on November 9, 1819. Name Date of taking office Date of removal from officeAlexander Golitsyn(1773–1844)November 9, 1819October 22, 1830

In 1830, it was transformed into the Postal Department of the Russian Empire.

Postal Department of the Russian Empire It was formed as a ministry in 1830 with separation from the Ministry of the Interior.Department, in Russia // Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary: in 86 Volumes (82 Volumes and 4 Additional) – Saint Petersburg, 1890–1907 Name Date of taking office Date of removal from officeAlexander Golitsyn(1773–1844)October 22, 1830March 27, 1842Vladimir Adlerberg(1791–1884)March 27, 1842January 1, 1857Fedor Pryanishnikov(1793–1867)January 1, 1857January 1, 1863Ivan Tolstoy(1806–1867)January 1, 1863June 15, 1865

On June 15, 1865, it was transformed into the Ministry of Posts and Telegraphs of the Russian Empire.

Ministry of Posts and Telegraphs It was established on June 15, 1865, by combining the Postal Department and the Telegraph Unit separated from the Ministry of the Interior (Personal Decree of June 15, 1865). Name Date of taking office Date of removal from officeIvan Tolstoy(1806–1867)June 25, 1865September 21, 1867Alexander Timashev(1818–1893)December 14, 1867March 9, 1868 On March 9, 1868, it was abolished, the Postal and Telegraph Departments were created as part of the Ministry of the Interior.

Postal and Telegraph Departments of the Ministry of Internal Affairs Formed on March 9, 1868, instead of the Ministry of Posts and Telegraphs. Both departments were headed by Ivan Velio, then Gubaidulla Chingizkhan, who was also the director of the Department of Railways of the Ministry of Internal Affairs of the Russian Empire. Name Date of taking office Date of removal from officeIvan Velio(1830–1899)June 21, 1868August 6, 1880Gubaidullah Chingizkhan(1840–1909)August 1, 1876August 6, 1880

On August 6, 1880, they were transferred to the reconstituted Ministry of Posts and Telegraphs.

Ministry of Posts and Telegraphs It was re-established on August 6, 1880, from the Department of Posts and Telegraphs of the Ministry of the Interior. Name Date of taking office Date of removal from officeLeo Makov(1830–1883)August 6, 1880March 16, 1881

On March 16, 1881, it was again divided into the Postal and Telegraph Departments, which became part of the Ministry of the Interior.

Telegraph Department of the Ministry of Internal Affairs It was founded on March 16, 1881. Name Date of taking office Date of removal from officeKarl Lueders(1815–1882)March 16, 18811882Nikolay Bezak(1836–1897)August 31, 1882May 22, 1884

On May 22, 1884, it was merged with the Postal Department of the Ministry of the Interior into the Main Directorate of Posts and Telegraphs of the Ministry of the Interior.

Postal Department of the Ministry of Internal Affairs It was founded on March 16, 1881. Name Date of taking office Date of removal from officeStepan Perfiliev(1849–1919)March 16, 1881March 1, 1882Peter Morozov(18**–19**)1883May 22, 1884

On May 22, 1884, it was merged with the Telegraph Department of the Ministry of the Interior into the Main Directorate of Posts and Telegraphs of the Ministry of the Interior.

Main Directorate of Posts and Telegraphs of the Ministry of Internal Affairs It was established on May 22, 1884, at the merger of the Postal and Telegraph Departments of the Ministry of the Interior. Name Date of taking office Date of removal from officeNikolay Bezak(1836–1897)May 22, 1884July 22, 1895Nikolay Petrov(1841–1905)July 31, 1895January 3, 1903Evgeny Andreevsky(1847–1917)January 3, 1903December 1903Peter Durnovo(1845–1915)September 16, 1904December 5, 1904Mikhail Sevastyanov(1848–1925)December 5, 1904October 1, 1913Vladimir Pokhvisnev(1858–1925)October 1, 1913February 28, 1917

Provisional Government Ministry of Posts and Telegraphs Name Date of taking office Date of removal from officeIrakli Tsereteli(1881–1959)May 5, 1917July 24, 1917Alexey Nikitin(1876–1939)July 24, 1917October 25, 1917

Russian Socialist Federative Soviet Republic People's Commissariat of Posts and Telegraphs

Name Date of taking office Date of removal from officeNikolay Avilov(1887–1937)October 26, 1917December 9, 1917Prosh Proshyan(1883–1918)December 9, 1917March 18, 1918Vadim Podbelsky(1887–1920)April 11, 1918February 25, 1920Artemy Lyubovich(1880–1938)March 24, 1920May 26, 1921Valerian Dovgalevsky(1885–1934)May 26, 1921July 6, 1923 Ministry of Communications It was founded on January 3, 1955. Name Date of taking office Date of removal from officeAlexey CherenkovJanuary 18, 1955April 18, 1963

It was abolished in 1963 (Decree of the Presidium of the Supreme Council of the Russian Soviet Federative Socialist Republic of April 18, 1963 "On the Abolition of the Union–Republican Ministry of Communications of the Russian Soviet Federative Socialist Republic" and the Law of the Russian Soviet Federative Socialist Republic of December 25, 1963 "On the Approval of Decrees of the Presidium Supreme Council of the Russian Soviet Federative Socialist Republic and on Amendments and Additions to Articles 47, 54 and 55 of the Constitution (Basic Law) of the Russian Soviet Federative Socialist Republic").

It was re-formed in 1979 (Decree of the Presidium of the Supreme Council of the Russian Soviet Federative Socialist Republic of July 13, 1979 "On the Establishment of the Ministry of Communications of the Russian Soviet Federative Socialist Republic" and the Law of the Russian Soviet Federative Socialist Republic of August 3, 1979 "On the Council of Ministers of the Russian Soviet Federative Socialist Republic"). Name Date of taking office Date of removal from officeGleb Baytsur(b. 1927)September 17, 1979June 15, 1990 (acting)Decree of the Supreme Council of the Russian Soviet Federative Socialist Republic of June 15, 1990, at the request of the Council of Ministers of the Russian Soviet Federative Socialist RepublicJune 15, 1990July 14, 1990 (acting)

On July 14, 1990, it was transformed into the Ministry of the Russian Soviet Federative Socialist Republic for Communications, Informatics, and Space. However, no amendment was made to the Law of the Russian Soviet Federative Socialist Republic "On the Council of Ministers of the Russian Soviet Federative Socialist Republic".

Ministry of Communications, Informatics and Space It was established on July 14, 1990, on the basis of the Ministry of Communications of the Russian Soviet Federative Socialist Republic (Law of the Russian Soviet Federative Socialist Republic "On Republican Ministries and Committees of the Russian Soviet Federative Socialist Republic" of July 14, 1990). Name Date of taking office Date of removal from officeVladimir Bulgak(b. 1941)July 14, 1990November 10, 1991

On November 10, 1991, the Ministry of Communications of the Russian Soviet Federative Socialist Republic was restored.

Ministry of Communications Established on November 10, 1991, on the basis of the Ministry of the Russian Soviet Federative Socialist Republic for Communications, Informatics and Space (Decree of the President of the Russian Soviet Federative Socialist Republic of November 10, 1991, No. 181). Name Date of taking office Date of removal from officeVladimir Bulgak(b. 1941)November 10, 1991December 25, 1991, or May 16, 1992

On December 25, 1991, the Supreme Council of the Russian Soviet Federative Socialist Republic adopted a law on the renaming of the Russian Soviet Federative Socialist Republic into the Russian Federation.Law of the Russian Soviet Federative Socialist Republic of December 25, 1991, No. 2094–I «On Changing the Name of the State "Russian Soviet Federative Socialist Republic"» // Vedomosti of the Congress of People's Deputies of the Russian Soviet Federative Socialist Republic and the Supreme Council of the Russian Soviet Federative Socialist Republic – 1992 – No. 2 – Article 62. This law entered into force upon adoption, but was originally published on January 6, 1992 (in the Russian Newspaper) On April 21, 1992, the Congress of People's Deputies of the Russian Soviet Federative Socialist Republic approved the renaming, introducing corresponding amendments to the Constitution of the Russian Soviet Federative Socialist Republic, which entered into force on May 16, 1992.Law of the Russian Federation of April 21, 1992, No. 2708–I "On Amendments and Additions to the Constitution (Basic Law) of the Russian Soviet Federative Socialist Republic" // Vedomosti of the Congress of People's Deputies of the Russian Soviet Federative Socialist Republic and the Supreme Council of the Russian Soviet Federative Socialist Republic – 1992 – No. 20 – Article 1084. This law came into force from the moment it was published in Rossiyskaya Gazeta on May 16, 1992

Soviet Union People's Commissariat of Posts and Telegraphs

It was founded on July 6, 1923. Name Date of taking office Date of removal from officeIvan Smirnov(1881–1936)July 6, 1923November 12, 1927Artemy Lyubovich(1880–1938)November 12, 1927January 16, 1928Nikolay Antipov(1894–1938)January 16, 1928March 30, 1931Alexey Rykov(1881–1938)March 30, 1931January 17, 1932

On January 17, 1932, it was renamed the People's Commissariat of Communications of the Soviet Union.

People's Commissariat of Communications

It was formed on January 17, 1932, by renaming the People's Commissariat of Posts and Telegraph of the Soviet Union. Name Date of taking office Date of removal from officeAlexey Rykov(1881–1938)January 17, 1932September 26, 1936Genrikh Yagoda(1891–1938)September 26, 1936April 3, 1937Innokenty Khalepsky(1893–1938)April 5, 1937August 16, 1937Matvey Berman(1898–1939)August 16, 1937December 24, 1938Victor Yartsev(1904–1940)December 24, 1938May 10, 1939Ivan Peresypkin(1904–1978)May 10, 1939July 22, 1944Konstantin Sergeychuk(1906–1971)July 22, 1944March 15, 1946

On March 15, 1946, it was transformed into a ministry of the same name.

Ministry of Communications

It was founded on March 15, 1946, from the People's Commissariat of the same name. Name Date of taking office Date of removal from officeKonstantin Sergeychuk(1906–1971)March 19, 1946March 30, 1948Nikolay Psurtsev(1900–1980)March 30, 1948September 3, 1975Nikolay Talyzin(1929–1991)September 3, 1975October 24, 1980Vasily Shamshin(1926–2009)October 24, 1980July 11, 1989Erlen Pervyshin(1932–2004)July 11, 1989December 26, 1990Gennady Kudryavtsev(b. 1941)March 2, 1991August 28, 1991 (acting)Resolution of the Supreme Council of the Soviet Union of August 28, 1991, No. 2366–I "On the Release of Valentin Pavlov from the Duties of the Prime Minister of the Soviet Union". According to Part 2 of Article 13 of the Law of the Soviet Union "On the Cabinet of Ministers of the Soviet Union", the resignation of the Prime Minister entailed the resignation of the Cabinet of Ministers in full force. According to Part 3 of Article 13 of the Law of the Soviet Union "On the Cabinet of Ministers of the Soviet Union", members of the government (including Kudryavtsev) continued to work in the rank of actingAugust 28, 1991November 26, 1991 (acting)Decree of the President of the Soviet Union of November 26, 1991, N UP–2884 "On Members of the Former Cabinet of Ministers of the Soviet Union"

It was liquidated on December 26, 1991, in connection with the termination of the existence of the Soviet Union.

Russian Federation Ministry of Communications Name Date of taking office Date of removal from officeVladimir Bulgak(b. 1941)December 25, 1991March 17, 1997