Names
Since its creation, the Soviet Top League's name changed a quite few times:
- 1936 – 1941 Group A (Группа А)
Prior to the World War II the championship was split into several groups usually of eight teams and named by the letters of the Cyrillic script.
- 1945 – 1949 The First Group of USSR (Первая группа СССР)
Upon the reestablishment of the league after the war for several years it was numbered sequentially with the top league being the First.
- 1950 – 1962 Class "A" of USSR (Класс "А" СССР)
Since 1950 the alphabetical classification of the Soviet league hierarchy has resumed. In 1960 through 1962 the league consisted of two groups with the better clubs qualified for the championship pool and less fortunate – the relegation pool.
- 1963 – 1969 The First Group "A" of USSR (Первая группа "А" СССР)
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