Is Nikolai Ryzhkov A-List?

Premier of the Soviet Union

Ryzhkov becomes Chairman of the Council of Ministers, second in command to Gorbachev.

Perestroika Implementation

Plays key role in trying to implement Perestroika economic reforms.

Defeated by Yeltsin

Loses presidential election to Boris Yeltsin.

Dissolution of the USSR

The Soviet Union dissolves; Ryzhkov's power vanishes.

Death in Moscow

Ryzhkov dies in Moscow; remembered as a reformer who failed to save the USSR.

Last Premier's Legacy

Ryzhkov's legacy rests on his role in the Soviet Union's final years. While his reforms were significant, they were ultimately insufficient.