At the 19th Party Congress in 1952, Molotov was elected to the replacement for the Politburo, the Presidium, but was not listed among the members of the newly established secret body known as the Bureau of the Presidium; indicating that he had fallen out of Stalin's favour.
På kommunistpartiets 19. kongres i 1952 blev Molotov genvalgt til politbureauet, men han var ikke på listen over medlemmer af det nyoprettede hemmelige organ, kaldet præsidiebureauet, hvilket indikerede, at han ikke længere havde Stalins opbakning.