Joseph Stalin was made General Secretary in 1922.
In this capacity , he served as the Premier of the Soviet Union from 1941 to 1953 and as General Secretary of the Central Committee of the Communist Party of the Soviet Union from 1922 to 1952 .	General Secretary	General Secretary of the Communist Party of the Soviet Union	Central Committee	Central Committee of the Communist Party of the Soviet Union	Communist Party of the Soviet Union	Communist Party of the Soviet Union	Soviet Union	Soviet Union	Soviet	Soviet people	Premier of the Soviet Union	Premier of the Soviet Union
