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Aleksey Ivanovich Rykov, (born Feb. 25 [Feb. 13, Old Style], 1881, Saratov, Russia—died March 14, 1938, Moscow), Bolshevik leader who became a prominent Soviet official after the Russian Revolution (October 1917) and one of Joseph Stalin’s major opponents during the late 1920s.

Alexei Rykov was a Russian ‘Bolshevik’ revolutionary and a Soviet Union politician. He played a significant role during the Russian Revolution and served as the premier of Russia and the Soviet Union. He emerged as a major opponent of Joseph Stalin in the late 1920s.

Before the death of Lenin in 1924, the actual leadership of the Council of People's Commissars of the Soviet Union was carried out by Alexei Rykov. Having replaced Lenin as head of government, Alexei Rykov actively pursued a New Economic Policy and in the late 1920s opposed its curtailment.

rykov, alexei ivanovich (1881 – 1938), Russian revolutionary and Soviet politician, one of the leaders of the Right opposition. Born in Saratov province, the son of a tradesman, Alexei Rykov joined the Social Democratic Party in 1898 and supported the Bolsheviks after their split with the Mensheviks.

Alexei Rykov, the son of peasants, was born in 1881. He joined the Social Democratic Labour Party (SDLP) at the age of 20 and supported the Bolsheviks after the split with the Mensheviks in 1903. Rykov worked as a Bolshevik agent in Moscow and St. Petersburg and played an active role in the 1905 Revolution. Rykov resented the dictatorial style ...

Rykov I. Successor. Rykov III. Rykov's Second Government was the cabinet of the Soviet Union established on February 2nd, 1924, with Alexei Rykov as the head of government, serving as the President of the Council of People's Commissars after Lenin's death on January 21, 1924.

Alexei Ivanovich Rykov was a Russian Bolshevik revolutionary and a Soviet politician and statesman, most prominent as premier of Russia and the Soviet Union from 1924 to 1929 and 1924 to 1930 respectively. He was one of the accused in Joseph Stalin's show trials during the Great Purge.

Aleksei Ivanovich Rykov (b. 1881) Quick Reference (b. Saratov, 1881; d. Moscow, 15 Mar. 1938) Russian; chairman of the Council of People's Commissars (Sovnarkom) 1924–30 Rykov's father was a merchant of peasant origin. He had a very impoverished childhood after his father's death when he was 8.