How many of the USSR leaders were, like Putin, from the KGB instead of the nomenklatura, Communist Party, etc?

Answer by  papango (12)

All the leaders of the communist USSR (1917 - 1991) were members of the Communist Party. None came from the KGB, although Stalin was actively involved in its running. Since the dissolution of the USSR, the Russian Federation has had three presidents, only Putin has a background in the KGB.

Answer by  Ronaldo91 (345)

Lavrentiy Beria was head of the NKVD, de facto "Marshal of the Soviet Union" under Stalin, and for several months following Stalin's death Beria was part of three-person leadership.