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Third Government of Vyacheslav Molotov
9th government of the Soviet Union
Date formed	2 August 1935 (1935-08-02)
Date dissolved	5 December 1936 (1936-12-05)
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Head of government	Vyacheslav Molotov
No. of ministers	56
Opposition party	CPSU
History
Election	1935 Soviet Union legislative election
Outgoing election	1936 Soviet Union legislative election
Incoming formation	Congress of Soviets VII
Outgoing formation	Supreme Soviet I
Predecessor	Molotov II
Successor	Molotov IV

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The Second Molotov Government was the cabinet of the Soviet Union established on August 2, 1935 with Vyacheslav Molotov as head of government, serving as president of the Council of People's Commissars.^[1]

It ended on December 5, 1936, when the Central Executive Committee of the Soviet Union approved a new composition of the Sovnarkom.

Sebag-Montefiore, Simon (2005). Stalin: The Court of the Red Tsar. Vintage Books. ISBN 1-4000-7678-1.