<P> On January 14 , 1991 , Nikolai Ryzhkov resigned from his post as Chairman of the Council of Ministers , or premier of the Soviet Union , and was succeeded by Valentin Pavlov in the newly established post of Prime Minister of the Soviet Union . </P>
<P> On January 14 , 1991 , Nikolai Ryzhkov resigned from his post as Chairman of the Council of Ministers , or premier of the Soviet Union , and was succeeded by Valentin Pavlov in the newly established post of Prime Minister of the Soviet Union . </P>
who was the soviet premier when the soviet union collapsed in 1991 formally ending the cold war
who was the soviet premier when the soviet union collapsed in 1991 formally ending the cold war
Valentin Pavlov
Valentin Pavlov