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15-716: By a decree of the Central Executive Committee of the Soviet Union of May 9, 1924, the city of Simbirsk has renamed Ulyanovsk, which included the volost, the uyezd , and the governorate itself. In 1925, the Alatyrsky uezd was transferred to the Chuvash ASSR and 4 uezds remained in the Ulyanovsk Governorate: Ardatovsk , Karsunsk , Syzransk , and Ulyanovsk . On January 6, 1926, by the decision of

30-624: A much greater role, and was the scene of many lively debates. The Soviet of the Union elected a chairman (who would lead the sessions of the chamber), his four deputies and permanent commissions : Mandates, Legislative Proposals, Budget Planning, Foreign Affairs , Youth Affairs, Industry, Transportation and Communications, Construction and Industry of Building Materials , Agriculture , Consumer goods , Public Education , Healthcare and Social Security , Science and Culture , Trade , Consumer Service and Municipal Economy, Environment . In 1989, it

45-613: A quorum. The legality of this action was questionable, since the Soviet Constitution did not allow a republic to unilaterally recall its deputies. However, by this time what remained of the Soviet government had been rendered more or less impotent and was thus in no position to object. Following the resignation of Soviet President Mikhail Gorbachev, the Soviet of the Republics dissolved the Soviet Union on 26 December 1991, thus dissolving

60-594: Is a stub . You can help Misplaced Pages by expanding it . Central Executive Committee of the Soviet Union The Central Executive Committee of the USSR ( Russian : Центральный исполнительный комитет СССР , romanized :  Tsentralʹnyĭ ispolnitelʹnyĭ komitet SSSR ), which may be abbreviated as the CEC ( Russian : ЦИК , romanized :  TsIK ), was the supreme governing body of

75-625: The USSR in between sessions of the All-Union Congress of Soviets from 1922 to 1938. The Central Executive Committee elected the Presidium, which, like its parent body, was the delegated governing authority when the other was not in session. The chairman of the Presidium, served as the ceremonial head of state of the USSR. The Central Executive Committee also elected the Council of People's Commissars which

90-941: The Samara Governorate Executive Committee, the Melekessky uyezd was transferred to the Ulyanovsk governorate. On May 14, 1928, during the economic zoning of the USSR, the governorate was abolished, and its territory became part of the Ulyanovsk Okrug , the Mordovsk Okrug , and the Syzran Okrug of the Middle Volga Oblast . In 1897 there was 1,527,848 people. 54°19′00″N 48°22′00″E  /  54.3167°N 48.3667°E  / 54.3167; 48.3667 This Russian history –related article

105-667: The bodies of power in the Union Republics. It would consider only issues concerning civil rights and other issues that didn't fall under the Soviet of Nationalities . Its decisions would have to be reviewed by the Soviet of Nationalities. The Soviet of the Union was effectively dissolved on 12 December 1991, two weeks before the formal dissolution of the Soviet Union , when the Russian Soviet Federative Socialist Republic recalled its deputies, leaving it without

120-408: The party gave general guidelines on nominations, such as the ratio of the social composition of the nominees, much of the work was left to local bodies and people's representatives. As opposed to the upper chamber , the Soviet of Nationalities , the Soviet of the Union represented the interests of all of the people of the Soviet Union no matter what their nationality was. The Soviet of the Union had

135-530: The same rights and competence as the Soviet of Nationalities, including the right for legislative initiative . In practice, until 1989, it did little more than approve decisions already made by the top leadership of the Communist Party of the Soviet Union . After the 1989 elections –the first, and as it turned out, only, free elections ever held in the Soviet Union–the Soviet of the Union acquired

150-749: Was created with the adoption of the Treaty on the Creation of the USSR in December 1922. The Central Executive Committee was elected by the Congress of Soviets to govern on its behalf whenever the Congress of Soviets was not in session. The Central Executive Committee was convened by the Presidium of the Central Executive Committee, which was elected by the Central Executive Committee to govern on its behalf whenever it

165-595: Was elected one of the directors of the presidium. As more entities (usually previously Autonomous Soviet Socialist Republics ) were promoted to the status of constituent republics of the USSR, they received representation among the directors of the Presidium: The 1924 Soviet Constitution defined the powers of the CEC as: Soviet of the Union The Soviet of the Union ( Russian : Сове́т Сою́за , Sovet Soyuza )

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180-646: Was its executive and administrative organ. The Central Executive Committee of the USSR was established in 1922 by the First All-Union Congress of Soviets , and was replaced by the Presidium of the Supreme Soviet in 1938. Initially the committee had four co-chairs, after 1925 there were seven. The Kazakh and Kirghiz SSRs were created in 1936 and did not have co-chairs in the committee, as it dissolved just two years later. The Central Executive Committee

195-556: Was not in session. The Central Executive Committee of the USSR should not be confused with the Central Executive Committees that operated in each of the Soviet Union's constituent republics. These were: The Presidium of the Central Executive Committee consisted of 21 members and included the Presidia of the Soviet of the Union and the Soviet of Nationalities . A representative of each constituent republic (initially four)

210-466: Was reduced to 271 deputies, elected by the Congress of People's Deputies . Its deputies were elected representing territorial electoral districts and public organizations, taking into account the size of the electorate in a Union Republic or region. In 1991, after the August Coup , it was renamed the Soviet (Council) of the Union, with its deputies apportioned by the existing quotas and in coordination with

225-557: Was the lower chamber of the Supreme Soviet of the Union of Soviet Socialist Republics , elected on the basis of universal, equal and direct suffrage in accordance with the principles of Soviet democracy , and with the rule that each deputy would represent the same number of voters. Under the 1936 Soviet Constitution , there was one deputy for every 300,000 people; this was changed by the 1977 Soviet Constitution , which provided that both chambers would have an equal number of members. Although

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