Viktor Vasilyevich Grishin (Ви́ктор Васи́льевич Гри́шин) (1914?-May 25, 1992) was a Soviet communist and member of the Politburo. 1914 (MCMXIV) was a common year starting on Thursday. ... May 25 is the 145th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar (146th in leap years). ... 1992 (MCMXCII) was a leap year starting on Wednesday. ... State motto (Russian): Пролетарии всех стран, соединяйтесь! (Transliterated: Proletarii vsekh stran, soedinyaytes!) (Translated: Workers of the world, unite!) Capital Moscow Official language None; Russian (de facto) Government Federation of Socialist republics Area  - Total  - % water 1st before collapse 22,402,200 km² Approx. ... Communism - Wikipedia /**/ @import /w/skins-1. ... Politburo is short for Political Bureau. ...

He was known for his hardline stance on issues and rose to be the leader of the Communist Party in the city of Moscow (1967–1985). A foe of Konstantin Chernenko, Grishin dragged the deathly ill leader out to vote in early 1985. Grishin lost the election to the General Secretary post in 1985, yet became a supporter, albeit lukewarm, of Mikhail Gorbachev, his rival in the election. Ironically, Gorbachev removed Grishin from office in 1985. The Communist Party of the Soviet Union ( Russian: Коммунисти́ческая Па́ртия Сове́тского Сою́за = КПСС) was the name used by the successors of the Bolshevik faction of the Russian Social Democratic Labour Party from 1952 to 1991, but the wording Communist Party was present in the partys name since 1918 when... Moscow (Russian: Москва́, Moskva, IPA: (help· info)) is the capital of Russia and the countrys principal political, economic, financial, educational and transportation center, located on the river Moskva. ... 1967 (MCMLXVII) was a common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. ... This article is about the year. ... Konstantin Ustinovich Chernenko (Russian: ) (September 24, 1911 – March 10, 1985) was a Soviet politician and General Secretary of the CPSU who led the Soviet Union from February 13, 1984 until his death just thirteen months later. ... This article is about the year. ... This article is about the year. ... (help· info) (Russian: ), IPA: (commonly anglicized as Gorbachev), born March 2, 1931, was leader of the Soviet Union from 1985 until 1991. ... This article is about the year. ...

In an interview with the conservative Russian newspaper Molodaya Gvardiya in 1991, he claims that the only reason he lost was because "younger Party leaders, such as Yegor Ligachev, supported Gorbachev because they feared that if I had become Party boss, they would lose their posts." 1991 (MCMXCI) was a common year starting on Tuesday of the Gregorian calendar. ... Yegor Kuzmich Ligachev (Его́р Кузьми́ч Лигачёв) (b. ...

Viktor Grishin died on May 25, 1992 at the age of 78. May 25 is the 145th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar (146th in leap years). ... 1992 (MCMXCII) was a leap year starting on Wednesday. ...

Viktor Grishin is also the name of the current head of the State Duma Committee on Federal Matters and Regional Policy of the Russian Federation