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

The 8th Politburo and the 8th Secretariat 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

Candidate members Name (birth–death) Took office Left office Duration Bukharin, NikolaiNikolai Bukharin (1888–1938) 25 March 1919 5 April 1920 1 year, 11 days Zinoviev, GrigoriyGrigoriy Zinoviev (1883–1936) 25 March 1919 5 April 1920 1 year, 11 days Kalinin, MikhailMikhail Kalinin (1875–1946) 25 March 1919 5 April 1920 1 year, 11 days Stasova, ElenaElena Stasova (1873–1966) 13 April 1919 26 September 1919 62 days

Full members Name (birth–death) Took office Left office Duration Kamenev, LevLev Kamenev (1883–1936) 25 March 1919 5 April 1920 1 year, 11 days Krestinsky, NikolayNikolay Krestinsky (1883–1938) 25 March 1919 5 April 1920 1 year, 11 days Lenin, VladimirVladimir Lenin (1870–1924) 25 March 1919 5 April 1920 1 year, 11 days Stalin, JosephJoseph Stalin (1878–1953) 25 March 1919 5 April 1920 1 year, 11 days Trotsky, LeonLeon Trotsky (1879–1940) 25 March 1919 5 April 1920 1 year, 11 days

8th Secretariat

Name (birth–death)	Took office	Left office	Duration	Note
Krestinsky, NikolayNikolay Krestinsky (1886–1937)	29 November 1919	5 April 1920	128 days	Elected Responsible Secretary, and to the Secretariat, at the 8th Plenary Session.
Stasova, ElenaElena 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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