Congress of Soviets of the Soviet Union

All-Union Congress of Soviets

Всесоюзный съезд Советов
 Soviet Union
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Type
Type
History
Established30 December 1922
Disbanded5 December 1936
Preceded byRepublic-level Congresses of Soviets
Succeeded bySupreme Soviet of the Soviet Union
Leadership
Chairman of the Presidium of the Congress
Elections
Indirect elections
First election
1922
Last election
1936

The All-Union Congress of Soviets (Russian: Всесоюзный съезд Советов) was formally the supreme governing body of the Soviet Union from its formation (30 December 1922) until the adoption of its second constitution in 1936.[1] The Congress of Soviets determined the general direction of all public bodies and elected the Central Executive Committee of the Soviet Union: a body which was accountable to, and held the powers of the Congress when the Congress was not in session. Despite its nominal authority[a], in practice the Congress served as a rubber-stamp for the Communist Party. With the 1936 Constitution, the All-Union Congress was replaced by the Supreme Soviet.

  1. ^ David A. Law, Russian Civilization, New York: Arno Press, 1975, p. 145, 161, 178, 286.


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