 Complete the following phrase:  Lenins First Government was created on 6 July 1923 by the Central Executive Committee with Lenin as its first chairman. The government was empowered to initiate decrees and legislation that were binding throughout the USSR. After the ousting of Khrushchev in 1964, Kosygin was appointed head of government. However, Kosygins prestige was weakened when he proposed the economic reform of 1965. Upon Valentin Pavlovs ascension to the premiership, the Council of Ministers was abolished and replaced with the Cabinet of Ministers. After the 