Military-Industrial Commission of the USSR
# Military-Industrial Commission of the USSR

The Military-Industrial Commission of the USSR or VPK (Russian: военно-промышленная комиссия) commission under the Soviet Council of Ministers from 1957 to 1991. The VPK was a Commission of the Presidium of the Council of Ministers, and a deputy chairman of the Council headed it. The Soviet VPK's primary function was to facilitate plan fulfillment by easing bottlenecks, enforcing inter-ministerial cooperation, and overseeing the availability of resources.

## History

The VPK was officially formed in December 1957.

## Chairmen of the VPK

* 1957-63: Dmitriy Ustinov (Russian: Дми́трий Усти́нов)
* 1963-85: Leonid Smirnov (Russian: Леонид Смирнов)
* 1985-91: Yuri Maslyukov (Russian: Юрий Маслюков)
