Ministry of Defense (Soviet Union)

Ministry of Defence of
the Soviet Union
Министерство обороны СССР
	Standard of the Minister of Defence (1964–1991)
Agency overview
Formed	1919
Preceding agency	People's Commissariat of Defence of the Soviet Union (1934–1946);
Jurisdiction	Council of Ministers of the Soviet Union
Headquarters	Khamovniki District, Moscow, RSFSR
Minister responsible	Kliment Voroshilov, Minister of Defence (longest serving);
Parent department	Council of Ministers of the Soviet Union; Central Committee of the Communist Party of the Soviet Union
Website	eng.mil.ru

The Ministry of Defense (Minoboron; Russian: Министерство обороны СССР) was a government ministry in the Soviet Union, which supervised the Soviet Armed Forces. The first Minister of Defense was Nikolai Bulganin, starting 1953.

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