In the fall of 1985, Gorbachev continued to bring younger and more energetic men into government. On September 27, Nikolai Ryzhkov replaced 79-year-old Nikolai Tikhonov as Chairman of the Council of Ministers, effectively the Soviet prime minister, and on October 14, Nikolai Talyzin replaced Nikolai Baibakov as chairman of the State Planning Committee (GOSPLAN). At the next Central Committee meeting on October 15, Tikhonov retired from the Politburo and Talyzin became a candidate. Finally, on December 23, 1985, Gorbachev appointed Yeltsin First Secretary of the Moscow Communist Party replacing Viktor Grishin. COUNT 5
QSN1 Who became Chairman of the Council of Ministers in 1985? ANS1 Nikolai Ryzhkov QSN2 Who was Chairman of the Council of Ministers prior to Ryzhkov? ANS2 Nikolai Tikhonov QSN3 How old was Tikhonov when he stopped being Chairman? ANS3 79-year-old QSN4 Who was the new chairman of the State Planning Committee in 1985? ANS4 Nikolai Talyzin QSN5 What is an analogous office to Chairman of the Council of Ministers? ANS5 chairman of the State Planning Committee