Congress of the Communist Party of the Soviet Union
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The Congress of the Communist Party of the Soviet Union was the supreme decision-making assembly of the ruling Soviet party, where major policies, leadership changes, and ideological directions of the USSR were formally debated and approved.
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| Predicate | Object |
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| instanceOf |
party congress
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supreme party body → |
| actualFrequency |
irregular, depending on political circumstances
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| authorityOver |
Central Committee of the CPSU
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party program → party statutes → |
| canElect |
General Secretary of the CPSU (indirectly via Central Committee)
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| category |
Communist Party of the Soviet Union
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Soviet politics → political congresses → |
| composition |
delegates elected by lower-level party organizations
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| convenes |
delegates from party organizations across the USSR
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| country |
Soviet Union
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| elects |
Central Auditing Commission of the CPSU
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Central Committee of the Communist Party of the Soviet Union → |
| endedWith |
dissolution of the Communist Party of the Soviet Union
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| firstHeld |
1898
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| firstHeldAs |
1st Congress of the Russian Social Democratic Labour Party
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| formalNameChange |
became Congress of the CPSU after 1952
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| function |
amend party program and statutes
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approve major party policies → define ideological line of the CPSU → elect party leadership → review activities of the Central Committee → set long-term political and economic goals → |
| governedBy |
Statute of the Communist Party of the Soviet Union
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| historicalPrecursor |
Congresses of the All-Union Communist Party (Bolsheviks)
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Congresses of the Russian Communist Party (Bolsheviks) → Congresses of the Russian Social Democratic Labour Party → |
| ideology |
communism
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democratic centralism (organizational principle) → |
| influenced |
domestic policy of the Soviet Union
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economic planning in the USSR → foreign policy of the Soviet Union → |
| language |
Russian
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| lastCongress |
28th Congress of the CPSU
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| lastCongressDate |
1990
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| legalStatus |
highest organ of party power according to CPSU statute
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| meetsAt |
Moscow
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| notableCongress |
19th Party Congress (1952)
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20th Congress of the CPSU → 22nd Congress of the CPSU → 27th Congress of the CPSU → |
| notableDecision |
adoption of new party program at the 22nd Congress (1961)
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approval of perestroika policies at the 27th Congress (1986) → condemnation of Stalin's cult of personality at the 20th Congress → |
| notableEventAtCongress |
Khrushchev's Secret Speech at the 20th Congress (1956)
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| organizationalPrinciple |
democratic centralism
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| organizedBy |
Communist Party of the Soviet Union
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| partOf |
Communist Party of the Soviet Union
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| politicalOrientation |
Marxism–Leninism
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| relatedTo |
Soviet one-party state
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political system of the Soviet Union → |
| role |
highest authority of the Communist Party of the Soviet Union
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supreme decision-making assembly of the CPSU → |
| status |
defunct
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| typicalFrequency |
every 4 to 5 years (in principle)
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| typicalVenue |
Kremlin
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