Supreme Soviet was a supreme body of government of the country, it combines all the branches of government.The eponymous body existed in the first stage of life independent of the Russian Federation in 1991-1993.
history of the government apparatus
Supreme Soviet was first established by the Constitution of the Soviet state in 1936.According to the highest law of the format of government it was to replace a previously functioning Congress of Soviets, and with it the State Executive Committee.The Supreme Soviet of the first convocation was elected in late 1937.It includes nearly 1,200 deputies to represent their republic and regional administrative units.The term of office of the first convocation in connection with the outbreak of the Great Patriotic War was the longest in the history of this body.The next elections took place only in February 1946.Cadence deputies lasted four years, after the 1974 session lasted five years.Last convening of the government council, elected in 1989, was dismissed early due to the formal abolition of the state status of the Soviet Union.Here could be elected citizens who at the time of balloting was twenty-three years.
powers of government
Supreme Soviet, as the highest organ of government, in charge of the most important issues of domestic and foreign policy.Among other things, the Constitution (as in 1936 and later) assigned to it the right to determine the internal cultural and ideological policy of the state.Issues related to development of infrastructure, heavy and light industries in the country, the adoption of the Soviet Union the new republics, the final approval of the internal borders between the republics, the education of young autonomous regions or republics, conducting foreign diplomacy, the conclusion of international treaties, the declaration of war, an armistice and peace.In addition, the exclusive right of legislative activity also belong to this body.The Supreme Council elected by direct popular vote of all the federal subjects of the population.
Functioning of Government Higher education Government of the Soviet Union consisted of two absolutely equal chambers.These are the so-called Council of Nationalities and the Council of the Union.Both chambers with equal rights possessed legislative initiatives.If one and the same issue they disagree, the issue was considered by a special commission formed on a parity basis of representatives of Chambers.At the head of all of this is quite cumbersome authority was Presidium of the Supreme Soviet of the USSR.He has been elected deputies of the Council at the beginning of each of its cadence at the joint meeting.
The Bureau during the years of Soviet power is constantly changing, from thirty-seven people at the dawn of fifteen or sixteen in accordance with the various constitutional amendments later years.However, there is necessarily attended by the Chairman of the Supreme Soviet of the USSR (for example, such well-known personalities: Kalinin, Brezhnev, Andropov, Gorbachev) Secretary of the Presidium, the members and alternates.Actually, it belonged to the supreme law of the Presidium of ratification, denunciation and other acts in the system of international relations.Of course, with the approval of the Supreme Council.
