# Alexei Rykov > Premier of Russia and the Soviet Union (1881-1938) **Wikidata**: [Q294339](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q294339) **Wikipedia**: [English](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alexei_Rykov) **Source**: https://4ort.xyz/entity/alexei-rykov ## Summary Alexei Rykov (Alexei Ivanovich Rykov; 1881–1938) was a Russian politician who served as the Premier of Russia and the Soviet Union. He is principally known for leading the government at the highest executive level during the early Soviet period. ## Biography - Born: 1881 (died 1938) - Nationality: Russian — active in the context of the Russian Empire and later the Soviet Union - Education: Kazan Federal University - Known for: Serving as Premier of Russia and the Soviet Union - Employer(s): Russian Empire; Soviet Union; affiliated with Kazan Federal University - Field(s): Politics; government ## Contributions - Led national government as Premier of Russia and the Soviet Union, serving in the top executive role for those states (described role only; specific term dates are not provided in the source material). - Recipient of the Order of the Red Banner (the source lists this award under his recognitions). - Maintained an affiliation with Kazan Federal University (institutional association indicated in source material). ## FAQs Q: Who was Alexei Rykov? A: Alexei Rykov, also known as Alexei Ivanovich Rykov, was a Russian politician and a human being who served as Premier of Russia and later of the Soviet Union. Q: When did Alexei Rykov live? A: He was born in 1881 and died in 1938. Q: What offices or roles is Rykov known for? A: He is known principally for serving as Premier of Russia and the Soviet Union. Q: Where did he receive his education? A: He was affiliated with Kazan Federal University, which is listed as his educational institution. Q: What awards did he receive? A: The source lists the Order of the Red Banner among his awards and recognitions. Q: Are there public identifiers or metadata associated with him? A: Yes. His alias is Alexei Ivanovich Rykov. His wikipedia_title is "Alexei Rykov", his wikidata_description is "Premier of Russia and the Soviet Union (1881-1938)", and the entity has a sitelink_count of 56. ## Why They Matter Alexei Rykov matters because he occupied the highest executive leadership position in Russia and in the Soviet Union during a formative historical period. As Premier, he led the government apparatus of first the Russian state context and then the Soviet state context, placing him among the principal figures responsible for executive governance. His recognition with the Order of the Red Banner indicates formal state acknowledgement of his role or service. His affiliation with Kazan Federal University ties him to an established Russian higher-education institution that predates his life (founded in 1804). Without figures who held the premiership, the organizational continuity and execution of national government functions in those eras would have been different. ## Notable For - Serving as Premier of Russia and the Soviet Union (described role in source material). - Alias: Alexei Ivanovich Rykov. - Awarded the Order of the Red Banner (award inception: 1918-09-16). - Affiliation with Kazan Federal University (university inception: 1804-11-05; employees: 2300.0; sitelink_count: 54). - Wikidata and Wikipedia metadata: wikipedia_title "Alexei Rykov"; wikidata_description "Premier of Russia and the Soviet Union (1881-1938)"; sitelink_count: 56. - Categorized in source relationships as a human (sitelink_count: 273) and a politician (sitelink_count: 152). - Related historical state entities in his biography: Russian Empire (former empire in Eurasia and North America; inception 1721-10-22; period referenced 1721–1917; sitelink_count: 154) and the Soviet Union (former country in Eurasia; inception +1922-12-30T00:00:00Z; sitelink_count: 274). ## Body ### Identity and Metadata - Name and alias: The subject appears under the name Alexei Rykov and the alias Alexei Ivanovich Rykov. - Wikidata/Wikipedia metadata: The entity's wikipedia_title is "Alexei Rykov" and the wikidata_description is "Premier of Russia and the Soviet Union (1881-1938)". The subject’s sitelink_count is recorded as 56 in the provided data. - Classification: The subject is represented as a human and as a politician in the related data. The related entity "human" has a sitelink_count of 273. The related entity "politician" has a sitelink_count of 152. ### Early Life - Dates: Born in 1881 and died in 1938. No place of birth or exact birth date is provided in the source material. ### Education and Academic Affiliation - Institution: Affiliated with Kazan Federal University. The university’s inception date is given as 1804-11-05. Additional institutional metadata supplied includes countries associated with the university (, , ), a headquarters identifier , an employees figure of 2300.0, and a sitelink_count of 54. ### Political Career and Public Role - Principal role: The principal role recorded in the source is that Alexei Rykov served as Premier of Russia and later as Premier of the Soviet Union. The source presents this as his defining office but does not provide specific dates of service or detailed duties. - State contexts: His career is connected to two state entities provided in the source. The Russian Empire is described as a former empire in Eurasia and North America with an inception date of 1721-10-22 and the period 1721–1917, and a sitelink_count of 154. The Soviet Union is described as a former country in Eurasia with an inception date of +1922-12-30T00:00:00Z and a sitelink_count of 274. Rykov’s premiership is explicitly tied to those state contexts. ### Awards and Recognition - Order of the Red Banner: The source lists the Order of the Red Banner under Awards / Recognition associated with Alexei Rykov. The award’s inception is provided as +1918-09-16T00:00:00Z. The award is associated with country identifiers and and has a sitelink_count of 53. ### Affiliations and Institutional Data - Kazan Federal University: Rykov is affiliated with this university. The university metadata in the source includes its inception (1804-11-05), associated country identifiers (, , ), headquarters identifier, employee count (2300.0), and sitelink_count (54). - State affiliations: The source connects Rykov to the Russian Empire (inception 1721-10-22; period 1721–1917; sitelink_count 154) and to the Soviet Union (inception +1922-12-30T00:00:00Z; sitelink_count 274). ### Identifiers, Counts, and Miscellaneous Metadata - Sitelink counts in the provided data set: - Alexei Rykov entity: sitelink_count 56. - Russian Empire entity: sitelink_count 154. - Soviet Union entity: sitelink_count 274. - Human entity: sitelink_count 273. - Politician entity: sitelink_count 152. - Order of the Red Banner: sitelink_count 53. - Kazan Federal University: sitelink_count 54. - Other metadata: The source explicitly states there is no SEO data available for this subject. ### Legacy and Contextual Significance - Executive leadership: Alexei Rykov’s primary historical identity in the provided material is as a national-level head of government. That role situates him among the principal executive leaders in Russian and Soviet state structures of his era. - Recognition: The listing of the Order of the Red Banner among his recognitions indicates formal state-level commendation within the historical framework of the Soviet awards system (award inception 1918-09-16). - Institutional connection: His affiliation with Kazan Federal University connects him to an established Russian higher-education institution with a recorded founding date of 1804 and institutional metadata included in the source. (End of entry.) ## References 1. Integrated Authority File 2. International Standard Name Identifier 3. Virtual International Authority File 4. Croatian Encyclopedia 5. Historical Encyclopedia of Siberia 6. Brockhaus Enzyklopädie 7. BnF authorities 8. Freebase Data Dumps. 2013 9. [Source](http://purl.org/pressemappe20/beaconlist/pe)