Congress of People’s Deputies of the Russian SFSR

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legislative body parliament supreme representative body

The Congress of People’s Deputies of the Russian SFSR was the highest representative and legislative body of the Russian Soviet Federative Socialist Republic during the late Soviet period, playing a key role in the political transformations leading to the Russian Federation’s independence.

Aliases (6)

Statements (49)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	legislative body → parliament → supreme representative body →
abolishedBy	presidential decree of Boris Yeltsin in 1993 →
conflict	involved in power struggle with President of Russia Boris Yeltsin in 1992–1993 →
country	Russian Soviet Federative Socialist Republic →
dateOfEvent	12 June 1990 →
dissolutionContext	dissolved following the 1993 Russian constitutional crisis →
dissolved	1993 →
electionSystem	mixed electoral system →
endTime	October 1993 →
era	late Soviet period → transition from Soviet system to Russian Federation →
establishedBy	Constitution of the Russian SFSR (1978, amended) →
followedBy	Federal Assembly of Russia → Federal Assembly of the Russian Federation →
headOfStateElectionRole	elected Boris Yeltsin as Chairman of the Supreme Soviet of the RSFSR in 1990 →
highestAuthorityIn	Russian Soviet Federative Socialist Republic →
historicalEvent	adopted the Declaration of State Sovereignty of the RSFSR →
historicalRole	played a key role in the political transformation of the RSFSR into the Russian Federation → served as a forum for democratic and nationalist movements in late Soviet Russia →
inception	1990 →
jurisdiction	Russian Soviet Federative Socialist Republic →
languageOfWork	Russian →
legalBasis	constitutional amendments of 1989–1990 in the RSFSR →
legislativeBranchOf	Russian Soviet Federative Socialist Republic →
location	Moscow →
mainFunction	approving the state budget of the RSFSR → enacting laws of the RSFSR → ratifying international treaties of the RSFSR →
meetingPlace	White House (Russian government building) →
nativeName	Съезд народных депутатов РСФСР →
nativeNameLanguage	Russian →
numberOfChambers	unicameral →
numberOfDeputies	approximately 1068 →
politicalSystemContext	created during Mikhail Gorbachev’s perestroika reforms →
power	adopted and amended the Constitution of the RSFSR → determined domestic and foreign policy guidelines of the RSFSR → elected the Chairman of the Supreme Soviet of the RSFSR → elected the Supreme Soviet of the RSFSR →
precededBy	Supreme Soviet of the Russian SFSR (as sole supreme body) →
role	highest representative body of state power in the RSFSR → supreme legislative authority of the RSFSR →
shortName	Congress of People’s Deputies of Russia →
significance	Declaration of State Sovereignty marked the beginning of constitutional independence of Russia from the USSR →
startTime	May 1990 →
subordinateBody	Supreme Soviet of the Russian SFSR →
supersededBy	Federal Assembly of the Russian Federation →
typeOfParliament	soviet-style congress of people’s deputies →

Referenced by (8)

Subject (surface form when different)	Predicate
Boris Yeltsin (as President of the RSFSR) in 1991 ("Congress of People’s Deputies of the RSFSR") → adoption of Declaration of State Sovereignty of the RSFSR ("First Congress of People’s Deputies of the RSFSR") →	legislativeBody
adoption of Declaration of State Sovereignty of the RSFSR ("Congress of People’s Deputies of the RSFSR") →	adoptedBy
Russian SFSR →	legislature
Congress of People’s Deputies of the Russian SFSR ("Съезд народных депутатов РСФСР") →	nativeName
State Duma ("Congress of People's Deputies of Russia") →	predecessor
Supreme Soviet of the Russian SFSR ("Congress of People's Deputies of the Russian SFSR") →	replacedBy
Congress of People’s Deputies of the Russian SFSR ("Congress of People’s Deputies of Russia") →	shortName