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The Treaty on the Creation of the Soviet Union saw the establishment of the All-Union Congress of Soviets and its Central Executive Committee (CEC). The Congress of Soviets held legislative responsibilities and was the highest organ of state power, while the CEC was to exercise the powers of the Congress of Soviets whenever it was not in session, which in practice comprised the majority of its ...
The Government of the Soviet Union (Russian: Правительство СССР, Pravitel'stvo SSSR), formally the All-Union Government of the Union of Soviet Socialist Republics, commonly abbreviated to Soviet Government, was the main executive institution of government in the former Soviet Union.
Central Executive Committee of the Soviet Union; List of chairmen of the Soviet of Nationalities; List of chairmen of the Soviet of the Union; List of leaders of Communist Chechnya; Congress of People's Deputies of the Soviet Union; Congress of Soviets; Congress of Soviets of the Soviet Union; Council of Defence; Council of Nationalities
The Union of Soviet Socialist Republics [r] (USSR), [s] commonly known as the Soviet Union, [t] was a transcontinental country that spanned much of Eurasia from 1922 to 1991. During its existence, it was the largest country by area , extending across eleven time zones and sharing borders with twelve countries , and the third-most populous country .
Ministry of the Paper and Woodworking Industry of the USSR (1954–1957) . Ministry of Paper and Wood Processing Industry of the USSR (1951 [4] —1953); Ministry of Power Engineering of the USSR (Minenergomash) (1975–1987)
The Supreme Soviet consisted of two chambers, the Soviet of the Union and the Soviet of Nationalities which had equal rights [6] and an equal number of deputies. The Soviet of the Union was elected by constituencies with equal populations while the Soviet of Nationalities was elected on the basis of the following representation: 32 deputies from each Union Republic, 11 deputies from each ...
All-Russian Social-Christian Union for the Liberation of the People (1964–1967) Left School (established in Winter 1972–1973, dissolved in January 1977) Party of New Communists (established in Winter 1972–1973, dissolved in January 1977) Neo-Communist Party of the Soviet Union (established in September 1974, dissolved in January 1985)
The Soviet Union was a single-party state ruled by the Communist Party from its foundation until 1990. Even though the USSR was technically a union of 15 subnational Soviet republics, its government and economy were highly centralized. The Russian Revolution of 1917 caused the downfall of the Russian Empire.