Lenin paid 500 rubles a month.

The salary of Stalin, the general secretary of the Soviet Union, was 1935 500 rubles.

1February 936, Stalin's monthly income 1200 rubles.

By the end of 1947, Stalin's monthly salary had risen to 1 10,000 rubles. In addition, he receives a "big envelope" every month, and the money in it ranges from several hundred to several thousand rubles, depending on the position, which is generally equivalent to 1 to twice the salary of public office.