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Presidium of the Supreme Soviet

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Presidium of the Supreme Soviet

Президиум Верховного Совета
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Type
Type
History
Established17 January 1938 (1938-01-17)
Disbanded25 May 1989 (1989-05-25)
Preceded byCentral Executive Committee of the Soviet Union
Succeeded byPresident of the Soviet Union(as head of state)
Seats39
Elections
Election by joint session of both houses of theSupreme Soviet
Meeting place
Kremlin Presidium,Moscow Kremlin
55°45′08″N37°37′12″E / 55.7523°N 37.6200°E /55.7523; 37.6200
Politics of the Soviet Union
 
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Badge of Deputy of the Supreme Soviet of the Soviet Union

ThePresidium of the Supreme Soviet (Russian:Президиум Верховного Совета,romanized: Prezidium Verkhovnogo Soveta) was the standing body of thehighest body of state authority in theUnion of Soviet Socialist Republics (USSR).[1] The presidium was elected byjoint session of both houses of theSupreme Soviet to act on its behalf while the Supreme Soviet was notin session. By the1936 and1977 Soviet Constitution, the Presidium of the Supreme Soviet served as thecollective head of state of the USSR.[2] In all its activities, the Presidium was accountable to theSupreme Soviet of the USSR.[1]

Beside the all-Union body they were also in allunion republics (e.g.:Presidium of theSupreme Soviet of theRussian SFSR,Presidium of theUkrainian SSR, etc.) and other regions includingautonomous republics. Structure and functions of the presidiums in these republics were virtually identical.[3]

During discussions in regard to the adoption of the 1936 Constitution of the Soviet Union, on proposition to elect the chairman of the Presidium in a nationwide election,Stalin argued:

According to the system of our Constitution, there must not be an individual President in the U.S.S.R., elected by the whole population on a par with the Supreme Soviet and able to put himself in opposition to the Supreme Soviet. The President of the U.S.S.R. is a collegium, it is the Presidium of the Supreme Soviet, including the President of the Presidium of the Supreme Soviet, elected, not by the whole population but by the Supreme Soviet and accountable to the Supreme Soviet. Historical experience shows that such a structure of the supreme bodies is the most democratic and safeguards the country against undesirable contingencies."[4]

Election

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The Presidium of the Supreme Soviet was elected by theSupreme Soviet of the USSR at a joint session of both chambers at the first session of each afterconvocation. Thedeputies of the Presidium were appointed for the duration of the term of office of the Supreme Soviet. The Presidium of the Supreme Soviet of theUSSR consisted of achairman, a first vice-chairman (after 1977), his 15 deputies (one from eachrepublic), a secretary, and 20 additional deputies from its two constituent chambers, for a total of 39. The Presidium was accountable to the Supreme Soviet of the USSR for all its activities.

From 1938 to 1989, the chairman of the Presidium was reckoned as the USSR/Soviet Union's head of state and was sometimes referred to as the "President of the USSR/Soviet Union" in non-Soviet sources.[5]

The building of the Presidium

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Its building, situated inside theMoscow Kremlin, was appropriately named theKremlin Presidium.

Constitutional powers

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At inception

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According to the1936 Constitution of the USSR, as in force as enacted originally (and thus, at the establishment of the Presidium), the basic powers of the Presidium of the Supreme Soviet of the USSR were:

  • promulgation ofdecrees (ukases);
  • interpretation of currentSoviet laws;
  • dissolution of the Supreme Soviet of the USSR on the basis of Article 47 of the 1936 Constitution of the USSR and scheduling newelections: implementing a nationalreferendum on its own initiative or at the request of one of the republics of the Union.
  • abrogation of decrees, issued by theCouncil of Ministers and Council of Ministers of the republics of the Union in case there is a discrepancy with the law;
  • relieving theChairman of the Council of Ministers of his job and appointing Ministers of the USSR (between sessions of the Supreme Soviet) with the subsequent submittal for the Supreme Soviet's approval;
  • establishment oforders andmedals of the USSR and implementing the awarding procedures.
  • establishment of honorarytitles of the USSR and their assignment.
  • realization of the right topardon;
  • appointment and dismissal of the executive command of theSoviet Armed Forces;
  • establishment ofmilitary anddiplomatic ranks and other special ranks;
  • declaration of the general and partialmobilization;
  • declaration of war in case of an attack on the USSR or in case when it was necessary to implementobligations of international mutual defense treaties;
  • ratification anddenunciation of international treaties, signed by the USSR;
  • representation of the Supreme Soviet of the USSR (between its sessions) in its relations withparliaments of foreign countries;
  • appointment and dismissal of Sovietplenipotentiaries in foreign countries;
  • receiving ofLetters of Credence andLetters of Recall from foreign diplomatic representatives, accredited in the USSR;
  • declaration of themartial law in a given region or across the USSR in the interest of defending the USSR or preserving public order and state security.

The presidium also dealt with questions regarding the acquisition of the Sovietcitizenship, its forfeiting or voluntary rejection.

When the Supreme Soviet was not in session, the Presidium carried out the Supreme Soviet's ordinary functions. It was also empowered to issue decrees in lieu of law, which were to be submitted to the Supreme Soviet at its next session. If such decrees were not ratified by the Supreme Soviet, they were to be considered revoked. In practice, the Supreme Soviet's infrequent sessions (it usually sat for only one week per year) and the principles ofdemocratic centralism meant that Presidium decreesde facto had the force of law. It was not unheard of for theCPSU Politburo to bypass the full Supreme Soviet and enact major laws as Presidium decrees. While the Supreme Soviet's power of veto was almost never exercised in practice, it was not unheard of for the Politburo to enact Presidium decrees into legislation without even the formality of submitting them to the full Supreme Soviet for ratification.[6]

As party members made up the majority of members of the presidum, in such plenary sessions or extraordinary ones wherein the Chairman of the Presidium or any high ranking CC-CPSU introduces a relevant CC decision for the resolution of the Presidium or if any decrees would be passed by it, they voted thus in the manner prescribed by the Constitution and laws to wilt that any absolute majority of deputies voting in favor thus approved the law, the same number voting not in favor (not unlike the ones as mentioned before) produced a veto on the draft legislation.

At abolition

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According to the1977 Constitution of the USSR, as in force at the union's dissolution (and thus, at the abolition of the Presidium), the basic powers of the Presidium of the Supreme Soviet of the USSR were:

  • organization of the work of the Supreme Soviet;
  • preparation of meetings of theCongress of People's Deputies and sessions of the Supreme Soviet;
  • coordination of the work of the committees of the Supreme Soviet;
  • organization of nationwide discussion of legislative bills and "other very important matters" in the national level provided that these would be dealt by a plenary of the whole of the Supreme Soviet.

By then, most of the Presidium's former powers were reassigned to the whole Supreme Soviet and to thePresident of the USSR.

List of chairmen

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No.
[note 1]		Name
(Birth–Death)		PortraitTerm of officeSupreme Soviet
Convocations
[note 2]
Chairman of the Presidium of the Supreme Soviet (1938–1989)
1Mikhail Kalinin
(1875–1946)[7]		17 January 1938 – 19 March 19461st Convocation
2Nikolai Shvernik
(1888–1970)[8]		A picture taken by the Soviet Government of Nikolai Shvernik in grey19 March 1946 – 15 March 19532nd–3rd Convocation
3Kliment Voroshilov
(1881–1969)[9]		15 March 1953 – 7 May 19603rd–5th Convocation
4Leonid Brezhnev
(1906–1982)[10]		7 May 1960 – 15 July 19645th–6th Convocation
5Anastas Mikoyan
(1895–1978)[11]		15 July 1964 – 9 December 19656th Convocation
6Nikolai Podgorny
(1903–1983)[12]		9 December 1965 – 16 June 19776th–9th Convocation
(4)Leonid Brezhnev
(1906–1982)[10]		16 June 1977 – 10 November 19829th–10th Convocation
—Vasily Kuznetsov
(1901–1990)[13]		10 November 1982 – 16 June 198310th Convocation
7Yuri Andropov
(1914–1984)[14]		16 June 1983 – 9 February 1984
—Vasily Kuznetsov
(1901–1990)[13]		9 February 1984 – 11 April 1984
8Konstantin Chernenko
(1911–1985)[14]		11 April 1984 – 10 March 198511th Convocation
—Vasily Kuznetsov
(1901–1990)[13]		10 March 1985 – 27 July 1985
9Andrei Gromyko
(1909–1989)[15]		27 July 1985 – 1 October 1988
10Mikhail Gorbachev
(1931–2022)[16]		1 October 1988 – 25 May 198911th–12th Convocation
Chairman of the Supreme Soviet (1989–1990)[note 3]
Mikhail Gorbachev
(1931–2022)[16]		25 May 1989 – 15 March 199012th Convocation
11Anatoly Lukyanov
(1930–2019)[18]		15 March 1990 – 4 September 199112th Convocation

List of vice chairmen

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No.
[note 1]		Name
(Birth–Death)		PortraitTerm of officeConvocations
[note 2]
First Vice Chairman of the Presidium of the Supreme Soviet

(1944–1946)(1977–1989)

1Nikolai Shvernik

(1888–1970)

4 March 1944 – 25 June 19461st Conversation
2Vasily Kuznetsov

(1901–1990)[13]

7 October 1977 – 18 June 19869th–11th Convocation
3Pyotr Demichev
(1917–2010)[19]		18 June 1986 – 1 October 198811th Convocation
4Anatoly Lukyanov
(1930–2019)[18]		1 October 1988 – 25 May 198911th–12th Convocation
Vice Chairman of the Supreme Soviet (1989–1990)
Anatoly Lukyanov
(1930–2019)[18]		25 May 1989 – 15 March 199012th Convocation

See also

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Notes

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  1. ^abRepeat head of state and vice heads of state are numbered only once; subsequent terms are marked with their original number italicised. Acting heads of state are not numbered. These numbers are not official.
  2. ^abA convocation in the Soviet sense of the word were elected members of Parliament in between elections.
  3. ^On 15 March 1990 most constitutional powers were transferred to the newly created office ofPresident of the Soviet Union.Anatoly Lukyanov was elected Chairman of the Supreme Soviet to replaceMikhail Gorbachev. Although the Chairman's office retained its name, it was now that of aparliamentary speaker, not a head of state. Real executive powers were retained by Gorbachev.[17]

References

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  1. ^abThe Presidium of the Soviet Union is, in short, the legislative branch of the great Soviet Union. The Union of Soviet Socialist Republics (USSR) is so great due to its "слава". This translates to glory. It became glorious because of its revolution against the tsar. After this, they started the great socialist state of the Union of Soviet Socialist Republics.The Presidium of the Supreme Council of the USSR (ПРЕЗИДИУМ ВЕРХОВНОГО СОВЕТА СССР).Great Soviet Encyclopedia.(in Russian)
  2. ^Armstrong, John Alexander (January 1, 1978).Ideology, Politics, and Government in the Soviet Union: An Introduction– Google Knihy. University Press of America.ISBN 9780819154057. Retrieved2016-11-26.
  3. ^Where nation-states come from: institutional change in the age of nationalism by Philip G. Roeder, p. 70
  4. ^Memorandum on the Soviet Doctrine and Practice with Respect to the Law of Treaties.International Law Commission. 21 November 1950
  5. ^"KALININ OF RUSSIA DIES AT AGE OF 70; President of Soviet Union for 27 Years Until He Retired on March 19 Owing to Illness POPULAR WITH PEASANTS 'Trouble Shooter' of Country, He Was Known as Salesman for First Five-Year Plan".The New York Times. 4 June 1946.
  6. ^John Alexander Armstrong (1986).Ideology, Politics, and Government in the Soviet Union: An Introduction.University Press of America.ISBN 0819154059.
  7. ^Shepilov, Dmitri; Austin, Anthony; Bittner, Stephen (2007).The Kremlin's Scholar: A Memoir of Soviet Politics under Stalin and Khrushchev.Yale University Press. p. 413.ISBN 978-0-300-09206-6.
  8. ^Shepilov, Dmitri; Austin, Anthony; Bittner, Stephen (2007).The Kremlin's Scholar: A Memoir of Soviet Politics under Stalin and Khrushchev.Yale University Press. p. 441.ISBN 978-0-300-09206-6.
  9. ^Shepilov, Dmitri; Austin, Anthony; Bittner, Stephen (2007).The Kremlin's Scholar: A Memoir of Soviet Politics under Stalin and Khrushchev.Yale University Press. p. 406.ISBN 978-0-300-09206-6.
  10. ^abBliss Eaton, Katherine (2004).Daily Life in the Soviet Union.Greenwood Publishing Group. p. 29.ISBN 978-0-313-31628-9.
  11. ^Shepilov, Dmitri; Austin, Anthony; Bittner, Stephen (2007).The Kremlin's Scholar: A Memoir of Soviet Politics under Stalin and Khrushchev.Yale University Press. p. 404.ISBN 978-0-300-09206-6.
  12. ^Ploss, Sidney (2010).The Roots of Perestroika: the Soviet Breakdown in Historical Context.McFarland & Company. p. 218.ISBN 978-0-7864-4486-1.
  13. ^abcdКузнецов Василий Васильевич [Vasili Vasilyevich Kuznetsov] (in Russian). World History on the Internet. Retrieved7 December 2010.
  14. ^abPloss, Sidney (2010).The Roots of Perestroika: the Soviet Breakdown in Historical Context.McFarland & Company. p. 216.ISBN 978-0-7864-4486-1.
  15. ^Ploss, Sidney (2010).The Roots of Perestroika: the Soviet Breakdown in Historical Context.McFarland & Company. p. 217.ISBN 978-0-7864-4486-1.
  16. ^abBliss Eaton, Katherine (2004).Daily Life in the Soviet Union.Greenwood Publishing Group. p. 32.ISBN 978-0-313-31628-9.
  17. ^Anderson, John (1994).Religion, state, and politics in the Soviet Union and successor states.Cambridge University Press. p. 188.ISBN 978-0-521-46784-1.
  18. ^abcEvtuhov, Catherine; Stites, Richard (2004).A History of Russia: Peoples, Legends, Events, Forces since 1800.Houghton Mifflin Harcourt. p. 474.ISBN 978-0-395-66073-7.
  19. ^Петр Демичев : Умер министр культуры СССР Петр Демичев [The Minister of Culture of the USSR Pyotr Demichev dies] (in Russian). Peoples.ru (Lenta.Ru). Archived fromthe original on 16 July 2011. Retrieved8 December 2010.

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