Ministry of Foreign Affairs (Soviet Union)

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The Ministry of External Relations (MER) of the Union of Soviet Socialist Republics (USSR) (Russian: Министерство внешних сношений СССР) formed on 16 July 1923 was one of the most important government offices in the Soviet Union. It was known as the People’s Commissariat for Foreign Affairs (Russian: Народный комиссариат по иностранным делам) or Narkomindel until 1946.

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extinction date

1991-11-15

extinction year

1991-01-01T00:00:00+02:00

formation date

1923-07-16

formation year

1923-01-01T00:00:00+02:00

headquarter

Moscow, Soviet Union, Russian Soviet Federative Socialist Republic

jurisdiction

Soviet Union

location

Moscow, Soviet Union, Russian Soviet Federative Socialist Republic

successor

Ministry of Foreign Affairs (Russia)