8th Politburo and the 8th Secretariat of the Russian Communist Party (Bolsheviks)

The Politburo and Secretariat of the 8th Congress of the Russian Communist Party (Bolsheviks) were elected by the 1st Plenary Session of the 8th Central Committee in the immediate aftermath of the 8th Congress.

8th Politburo

8th Politburo and Secretariat
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25 March 1919 – 5 April 1920

Candidate members Name (birth–death) Took office Left office Duration Nikolai Bukharin (1888–1938) 25 March 1919 5 April 1920 1 year, 11 days Grigory Zinoviev (1883–1936) 25 March 1919 5 April 1920 1 year, 11 days Mikhail Kalinin (1875–1946) 25 March 1919 5 April 1920 1 year, 11 days Elena Stasova (1873–1966) 4 July 1919 26 September 1919 84 days

Full members Name (birth–death) Took office Left office Duration Lev Kamenev (1883–1936) 25 March 1919 5 April 1920 1 year, 11 days Nikolay Krestinsky (1883–1938) 25 March 1919 5 April 1920 1 year, 11 days Vladimir Lenin (1870–1924) 25 March 1919 5 April 1920 1 year, 11 days Joseph Stalin (1878–1953) 25 March 1919 5 April 1920 1 year, 11 days Leon Trotsky (1879–1940) 25 March 1919 5 April 1920 1 year, 11 days

8th Secretariat

Name (birth–death)	Took office	Left office	Duration	Note
Nikolay Krestinsky (1886–1937)	29 November 1919	5 April 1920	128 days	Elected Responsible Secretary, and to the Secretariat, at the 8th Plenary Session.
Elena Stasova (1873–1966)	25 March 1919	5 April 1920	1 year, 11 days	Elected Responsible Secretary at the 1st Plenary Session, and relieved of her duties at the 8th Plenary Session to become an ordinary member.

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