Presidium of the Supreme Soviet of the USSR

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collective head of state legislative body presidium state organ

The Presidium of the Supreme Soviet of the USSR was the collective head of state and highest permanent governing body in the Soviet Union, empowered to issue decrees, interpret laws, and oversee key state functions between sessions of the Supreme Soviet.

Aliases (8)

Statements (48)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	collective head of state → legislative body presidium → state organ →
alsoKnownAs	Presidium of the Supreme Soviet → Presidium of the Supreme Soviet of the Soviet Union →
composition	Chairman → Deputy Chairmen → First Deputy Chairman → Secretary → members →
country	Soviet Union →
deputyHeadTitle	Deputy Chairman of the Presidium of the Supreme Soviet of the USSR → First Deputy Chairman of the Presidium of the Supreme Soviet of the USSR →
dissolved	1990 →
established	1938 →
function	ensure continuity of state authority → exercise certain powers of the Supreme Soviet between its sessions →
governingSystem	one-party socialist state →
headTitle	Chairman of the Presidium of the Supreme Soviet of the USSR →
jurisdiction	Union of Soviet Socialist Republics →
language	Russian →
legalBasis	Constitution of the Soviet Union →
location	Moscow →
memberOf	state apparatus of the Soviet Union →
nativeName	Президиум Верховного Совета СССР →
partOf	Supreme Soviet of the USSR →
power	appoint and recall diplomatic representatives → award state decorations → call elections to the Supreme Soviet → convene sessions of the Supreme Soviet → declare martial law in certain circumstances → establish and confer honorary titles → grant pardons → interpret laws of the USSR → issue decrees with force of law between sessions of the Supreme Soviet → promulgate laws → ratify and denounce international treaties →
predecessor	Central Executive Committee of the USSR →
replacedBy	Presidency of the USSR →
reportsTo	Supreme Soviet of the USSR →
role	collective head of state of the Soviet Union → highest permanent governing body between sessions of the Supreme Soviet → interpreter of laws → issuer of decrees → overseer of key state functions →
seat	Kremlin →
subordinateTo	plenary sessions of the Supreme Soviet of the USSR →
timePeriod	Soviet era →

Referenced by (57)

Subject (surface form when different)	Predicate
Hero of Socialist Labour → Jubilee Medal "Forty Years of Victory in the Great Patriotic War 1941–1945" → Medal for Battle Merit → Medal for the Defence of Moscow → Medal for the Defence of Stalingrad → Medal for the Victory over Germany in the Great Patriotic War 1941–1945 → Order of Alexander Nevsky → Order of Glory → Order of Suvorov → Order of Victory → Order of the October Revolution → Order of the Patriotic War → Order of the Red Banner of Labour ("Presidium of the Central Executive Committee of the USSR") →	establishedBy
Medal for Battle Merit → Medal for Courage → Medal for Courage ("Presidium of the Supreme Soviet") → Medal for the Defence of Stalingrad → Order of Alexander Nevsky → Order of Kutuzov → Order of the Patriotic War → Order of the Red Banner →	awardingAuthority
Hammer and Sickle gold medal → Jubilee Medal "Thirty Years of Victory in the Great Patriotic War 1941–1945" → Jubilee Medal "Twenty Years of Victory in the Great Patriotic War 1941–1945" → Lenin Peace Prize → Medal for Labour Valour → Medal for Valiant Labour in the Great Patriotic War 1941–1945 → Medal for the Defence of Leningrad →	presentedBy
Order of Bogdan Khmelnitsky → Order of Lenin → Order of Victory → Order of the October Revolution →	awardedBy
Order of Friendship of Peoples → Order of the Badge of Honour → Order of the Red Banner of Labour →	awardingBody
Hero of Socialist Labour → Hero of the Soviet Union → People's Artist of the USSR →	conferredBy
Presidium of the Supreme Soviet of the USSR ("Presidium of the Supreme Soviet of the Soviet Union") → Presidium of the Supreme Soviet of the USSR ("Presidium of the Supreme Soviet") →	alsoKnownAs
1977 Constitution of the Soviet Union → Constitution of the Soviet Union ("Presidium of the Supreme Soviet") →	establishes
Central Executive Committee of the Soviet Union ("Presidium of the Central Executive Committee of the Soviet Union") → Supreme Court of the Soviet Union ("Presidium of the Supreme Court of the Soviet Union") →	hasPart
Head of Government of the Soviet Union ("Presidium of the Supreme Soviet of the Soviet Union") → Military Collegium of the Supreme Court of the USSR →	subordinateTo
Head of Government of the Soviet Union ("Presidium of the Supreme Soviet of the Soviet Union") →	appointedBy
Hammer and Sickle gold medal ("Presidium of the Supreme Soviet") →	awardedByDecreeOf
Order of Suvorov →	conferralAuthority
1936 Constitution of the Soviet Union →	headOfStateOfficeDefinedAs
Presidium of the Supreme Soviet of the USSR ("Chairman of the Presidium of the Supreme Soviet of the USSR") →	headTitle
Order of the Red Banner →	laterAdministeredBy
Presidium of the Supreme Soviet of the USSR ("Президиум Верховного Совета СССР") →	nativeName
First Deputy Chairman of the Presidium of the Supreme Soviet of the USSR →	officeHolderOf
First Deputy Chairman of the Presidium of the Supreme Soviet of the USSR →	partOf
Mikhail Gorbachev ("Chairman of the Supreme Soviet of the Soviet Union") →	positionHeld
Supreme Soviet of the Soviet Union ("Presidium of the Supreme Soviet of the Soviet Union") →	subordinateBody