On March 6, 1953, one day after Josef Stalin died, he became Premier[?] and First Secretary of the Communist Party of the Soviet Union.
... 15.3 km² (5.9 mi²) of it is land and 1.0 km² (0.4 mi²) of it is water. The total area is 6.21% water. Demographics As of the census of 2000, there ...