Answer:

politburo

Answer	Crossword Clue
POLITBURO	Former Kremlin policymaker
POLITBURO	Policymaking body of a Communist party
POLITBURO	Communist committee

POLITBURO	Russia's governing body.
POLITBURO	Soviet state department.
POLITBURO	Controlling body of Communists.
POLITBURO	Predecessor of the Presidium.
POLITBURO	U.S.S.R. bigwigs
POLITBURO	Soviet Communist Party group
POLITBURO	Former Kremlin hotshots
POLITBURO	Lenin's body

POLITBURO	Communist decision-makers