The last five Soviet leaders (Nikita Khrushchev, Leonid Brezhnev, Yuri Andropov, Konstantin Chernenko and Mikhail Gorbachev) were all senior Secretaries before becoming First or General Secretaries.
Son beş Sovyet liderleri (Nikita Kruşçev, Leonid Brejnev, Yuri Andropov, Konstantin Chernenko ve Mikhail Gorbaçov) birinci veya genel sekreter olmadan önce üst düzey sekreterlerdi.