Felix Dzerzhinsky (1924–1926) Valerian Kuibyshev (1926–1930) Sergo Ordzhonikidze (1930–1932) 1963–1965 Vesenkha was reestablished by Nikita Khrushchev when he introduced decentralization of the management of industry by means of sovnarkhozes. It was subordinated to the Council of Ministers of the USSR and managed industry and construction. Sovnarkhozes were introduced by Nikita Khrushchev in July 1957 in an attempt to combat the centralization and departmentalism of ministries. The USSR was initially divided into 105 economic regions, with sovharknozes being operational and planning management. Simultaneously, a large number of ministries were shut down. Footnotes Further reading Sheila Fitzpatrick, "Ordzhonikidze's Takeover of Vesenkha: A Case Study in Soviet Bureaucratic Politics," Soviet Studies, vol. 37, no. 2 (April 1985), pp. 153–172. In JSTOR Sovnarkhoz Economy of the Soviet Union 1917 establishments in Russia 1932 disestablishments in the Soviet Union 1963 establishments in the Soviet Union 1965 disestablishments in the Soviet Union