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Congress of Soviets of the Soviet Union
Supreme governing body of the USSR (1922–1936) / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
For the body that governed the Russian Soviet Federative Socialist Republic, see All-Russian Congress of Soviets.
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[lower-alpha 1], 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.
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All-Union Congress of Soviets Всесоюзный съезд Советов | |
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History | |
Established | 30 December 1922 |
Disbanded | 5 December 1936 |
Preceded by | Republic-level Congresses of Soviets
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Succeeded by | Supreme Soviet of the Soviet Union |
Leadership | |
Chairman of the Presidium of the Congress | |
Elections | |
Indirect elections | |
First election | 1922 |
Last election | 1936 |
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