Central Executive Committee of the Soviet Union

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collective head of state governmental organization legislative body supreme state authority

The Central Executive Committee of the Soviet Union was the highest legislative, administrative, and supervisory body of state power in the USSR before it was replaced by the Supreme Soviet.

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Observed surface forms (7)

Surface form Occurrences
All-Russian Central Executive Committee 7
Central Executive Committee of the USSR 5
All‑Russian Central Executive Committee in its all‑Union role 1

Statements (47)

Predicate Object
instanceOf collective head of state ⓘ
governmental organization ⓘ
legislative body ⓘ
supreme state authority ⓘ
appointedBy Congress of Soviets of the Soviet Union ⓘ
authorityOver Council of People's Commissars ⓘ
surface form: Council of People’s Commissars of the USSR
capital Moscow ⓘ
compositionMethod elected by the Congress of Soviets ⓘ
constitutionalBasis Constitution of the Soviet Union of 1923 ⓘ
surface form: 1924 Constitution of the Soviet Union

1936 Constitution of the Soviet Union ⓘ
country Soviet Union ⓘ
surface form: Union of Soviet Socialist Republics
dissolved 1938 ⓘ
dominantParty Communist Party of the Soviet Union ⓘ
function approval of the state budget of the USSR ⓘ
enactment of all‑Union legislation between sessions of the Congress of Soviets ⓘ
oversight of compliance with the Constitution of the USSR ⓘ
ratification of international treaties of the USSR ⓘ
supervision of the Council of People’s Commissars of the USSR ⓘ
governmentBranch legislative branch of the USSR ⓘ
part of the system of Soviets ⓘ
governs Soviet Socialist Republics ⓘ
surface form: union republics of the USSR
hasPart Central Executive Committee of the Soviet Union self-linksurface differs ⓘ
surface form: All‑Union Central Executive Committee

Presidium of the Supreme Soviet of the USSR ⓘ
surface form: Presidium of the Central Executive Committee of the Soviet Union

Soviet of Nationalities ⓘ
Soviet of Nationalities ⓘ
surface form: Soviet of the Union
jurisdiction Soviet Union ⓘ
legalForm collegial body ⓘ
legislativeBranch Congress of Soviets of the Soviet Union ⓘ
meetsIn Moscow ⓘ
nativeName Central Executive Committee of the Soviet Union self-linksurface differs ⓘ
surface form: Центральный исполнительный комитет СССР
nativeNameLanguage Russian ⓘ
politicalSystem one‑party socialist state ⓘ
replaced Central Executive Committee of the Soviet Union self-linksurface differs ⓘ
surface form: All‑Russian Central Executive Committee in its all‑Union role
replacedBy Supreme Soviet of the Soviet Union ⓘ
replacedByBody Supreme Soviet of the Soviet Union ⓘ
role collective head of state of the USSR ⓘ
highest administrative body of the USSR ⓘ
highest legislative body of the USSR ⓘ
highest supervisory body of state power in the USSR ⓘ
scope all‑Union ⓘ
seatOfGovernment Moscow ⓘ
shortName Central Executive Committee of the Soviet Union self-linksurface differs ⓘ
surface form: CEC of the USSR
subordinateTo Congress of Soviets of the Soviet Union ⓘ
successorFunction head‑of‑state functions transferred to the Presidium of the Supreme Soviet of the Soviet Union ⓘ
legislative powers transferred to the Supreme Soviet of the Soviet Union ⓘ
timePeriod interwar period ⓘ
typeOfJurisdiction federal ⓘ

Referenced by (20)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Congress of Soviets of the Soviet Union → convenedBy → Central Executive Committee of the Soviet Union ⓘ
Hero of the Soviet Union → establishedBy → Central Executive Committee of the Soviet Union ⓘ
this entity surface form: Central Executive Committee of the USSR
Order of the Badge of Honour → establishedBy → Central Executive Committee of the Soviet Union ⓘ
this entity surface form: Central Executive Committee of the USSR
Order of the Red Star → establishedBy → Central Executive Committee of the Soviet Union ⓘ
this entity surface form: Presidium of the Central Executive Committee of the USSR
Constitution of the Soviet Union of 1923 → establishesInstitution → Central Executive Committee of the Soviet Union ⓘ
this entity surface form: Central Executive Committee of the USSR
Order of the Red Banner → firstAwardedBy → Central Executive Committee of the Soviet Union ⓘ
this entity surface form: All-Russian Central Executive Committee
Supreme Soviet of the Russian SFSR → followed → Central Executive Committee of the Soviet Union ⓘ
this entity surface form: All-Russian Central Executive Committee
Central Executive Committee of the Soviet Union → hasPart → Central Executive Committee of the Soviet Union self-linksurface differs ⓘ
this entity surface form: All‑Union Central Executive Committee
Central Executive Committee of the Soviet Union → nativeName → Central Executive Committee of the Soviet Union self-linksurface differs ⓘ
this entity surface form: Центральный исполнительный комитет СССР
Supreme Soviet of the Russian SFSR → precededBy → Central Executive Committee of the Soviet Union ⓘ
this entity surface form: All-Russian Central Executive Committee
Supreme Soviet of the Soviet Union → precededBy → Central Executive Committee of the Soviet Union ⓘ
Presidium of the Supreme Soviet of the USSR → predecessor → Central Executive Committee of the Soviet Union ⓘ
this entity surface form: Central Executive Committee of the USSR
Treaty of Riga → ratifiedBy → Central Executive Committee of the Soviet Union ⓘ
this entity surface form: All-Russian Central Executive Committee
Congress of Soviets of the Soviet Union → relatedBody → Central Executive Committee of the Soviet Union ⓘ
Central Executive Committee of the Soviet Union → replaced → Central Executive Committee of the Soviet Union self-linksurface differs ⓘ
this entity surface form: All‑Russian Central Executive Committee in its all‑Union role
Supreme Soviet of the Russian SFSR → replaced → Central Executive Committee of the Soviet Union ⓘ
this entity surface form: All-Russian Central Executive Committee
Central Executive Committee of the Soviet Union → shortName → Central Executive Committee of the Soviet Union self-linksurface differs ⓘ
this entity surface form: CEC of the USSR
Council of People's Commissars → subordinateTo → Central Executive Committee of the Soviet Union ⓘ
this entity surface form: All-Russian Central Executive Committee
Council of People's Commissars → subordinateTo → Central Executive Committee of the Soviet Union ⓘ
this entity surface form: Central Executive Committee of the USSR
People's Commissar for Military and Naval Affairs of the RSFSR → subordinateTo → Central Executive Committee of the Soviet Union ⓘ
this entity surface form: All-Russian Central Executive Committee