Tikhonov began his political career in local industry, and worked his way up the hierarchy of Soviet industrial ministries.

Each Soviet ministry or government department would set its own rates and wage scales for work in the factories or enterprises for which they were responsible.

The report by Interfax, which has good contacts in Soviet ministries, was made available to Reuters ahead of its publication.

Most are large factories making equipoment for Soviet industrial ministries.

After the October Revolution, the palace housed various Soviet ministries and academies.

After graduating in the 1950s he started work in the 1970s and began his political career in local industry, working his way up through the hierarchy of Soviet industrial ministries.

One-quarter of the new supplement will be reserved for advertising by Soviet ministries, entreprises and stores, he said.

The content of the agreement was very similar to what the Soviet foreign ministry had planned earlier in October 1939, though it never was presented to the Finnish government.

Soviet ministries were ordered to fill the gaps, and sent their discards.

After 20 years of close co-operation, it would not be surprising if there were a pro-Iraq lobby inside the Soviet ministry of defence.