Vice President of the Soviet Union (Greater Cold War)

The Vice President of the Soviet Union (: Вице-президент СССР, Vitse-prezident SSSR) is the second highest constitutional officer of the legislation of the federal government of the Soviet Union and serves as the President of the Supreme Soviet (: Президент Верховного Совета Prezident Verkhovnogo Soveta) according to the Soviet constitution. The Vice President is the third most powerful figure in the Soviet government and is one of the heads of government serving alongside both the President and Prime Minister and is the public official and leader of all domestic policies of the Soviet Union.

The office of the Vice President was originally created by Mikhail Gorbachev on March 15th, 1990 as part of his reforms and policies of de-centralizing the entire Soviet Union into a more open free political entity. The office succeeded the previous position of Premier of the Soviet Union and is currently held by Dmitry Medvedev since May 8th, 2012. The Vice President himself is chosen by a candidate for the presidency of the Soviet Union and must be approved by both chambers of the Supreme Soviet. As Vice President, the holder serves as leader of the Supreme Soviet and is the co-leader of the Cabinet of Ministers which is headed by the Prime Minister, the official head of government.

The Vice President acts as the second in the command structure of the Soviet government and has full authority to take over the office of the presidency in the event that the president is unable to govern (impeachment, death, resignation) and will take over as Acting President of the Soviet Union (: Исполняющий обязанности Президента СССР Ispolnyayushchiy obyazannosti Prezidenta SSSR) until a general election is held. The Vice President can succeed the president if successful in the elections.