This category includes members of the All-Union Communist Party (bolsheviks) (1925–1952) and
Communist Party of the Soviet Union (1952–1991). For the preceding period in the history of the Party, see
category:Bolsheviks
There are two independent types of subcategories:
Special subcategories, such as executed, expelled, etc., members
Reasonably populated subcategories by power hierarchy. A person is placed in one according to the highest attained place in the CPSU apparat:
Heads of party of major cities, so called "cities of union significance" (goroda souyznogo znacheniya/ podchineniya)
Midrange leaders and apparat heads of party organizations of cities,
oblasts,
raions,
autonomous republics, major workplaces (plants,
kolkhozes, universities, etc.), etc.
Other apparat
Rank-and-file: not a party functionary. However they may hold high profile governmental positions