Ministry of the Maritime Fleet (Soviet Union) 1922 and was collapsed in 1991. But Minforflot has more short history. Until 25 May 1939, functions of the Ministry of Maritime Fleet USSR were carried out by the People's Commissariat of Water Transport of the USSR, which was responsible for both maritime and river fleets of the USSR. The structure of the People's Commissariat of Maritime Fleet USSR as a separate people's commissariat was confirmed by a decree of the Council of Ministers USSR on 25 May 1939. On 15 March 1946, the People's Commissariat of Maritime Fleet USSR was changed to the Ministry of Maritime Fleet USSR by
History of Russia (1991–present) President of the United States George W. Bush in which the two described each other as "friends". Obama was viewed by many analysts as weak in the way he handled Putin, including some members of his own party . Mark Hollingsworth & Stewart Lansley, Londongrad: From Russia With Cash, 2009, 4th Estate History of Russia (1991–present) The history of Russia from 1991 to the present began with the dissolution of the Soviet Union (USSR) on 26 December 1991 and the establishment of the Russian Federation. The Russian Federation (RSFSR) was the largest republic within the USSR, but until 1990 it