Central Committee of the Communist Party of the Soviet Union
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The Central Committee of the Communist Party of the Soviet Union was the party’s top governing body between congresses, directing state and party policy and overseeing key leadership positions in the USSR.
Aliases (8)
- Central Committee of the CPSU ×6
- Central Committee of the All-Union Communist Party (Bolsheviks) ×5
- CPSU Central Committee ×2
- CC CPSU ×1
- CPSU Central Committee Plenum ×1
- Central Committee ×1
- Central Committee of the Russian Communist Party (Bolsheviks) ×1
- Politburo of the Communist Party of the Soviet Union ×1
Statements (50)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
central committee
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governing body → party organ → |
| appliesToOrganization |
Communist Party of the Soviet Union
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| characteristic |
its day‑to‑day powers were largely exercised by the Politburo
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members were elected by the Party Congress of the CPSU → membership consisted of full members and candidate members → met in plenary sessions several times a year → |
| country |
Soviet Union
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| ideology |
Marxism–Leninism
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communism → |
| politicalAlignment |
one‑party socialist state leadership in the USSR
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| role |
approved five-year plans proposed by state planning organs
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approved leadership of the Council for Mutual Economic Assistance → approved major defense and security policies → approved major economic plans and policies → approved major foreign policy decisions → approved membership of the Warsaw Pact’s political leadership bodies → convened party congresses of the CPSU → coordinated relations with foreign communist and workers’ parties → could amend party rules between congresses → could elect a new General Secretary of the CPSU → could expel members from the Communist Party of the Soviet Union → could remove the General Secretary of the CPSU → directed party policy in the Soviet Union → directed state policy in the Soviet Union → elected the General Secretary of the Communist Party of the Soviet Union → elected the Orgburo of the Communist Party of the Soviet Union → elected the Politburo of the Communist Party of the Soviet Union → elected the Secretariat of the Communist Party of the Soviet Union → endorsed de‑Stalinization policies under Nikita Khrushchev → endorsed perestroika and glasnost reforms under Mikhail Gorbachev → endorsed purges and mass repressions during the Great Terror → formally supervised the Council of Ministers of the Soviet Union through party channels → formally supervised the Supreme Soviet of the Soviet Union through party channels → guided domestic security and internal repression policies, especially under Stalin → implemented decisions of the Party Congress of the CPSU → issued resolutions binding on all party organizations → oversaw appointments to leading party and state posts → oversaw ideological work and Marxist–Leninist education → oversaw key leadership positions in the USSR → oversaw republican and regional party committees in the USSR → oversaw the KGB through party channels → oversaw the Soviet Armed Forces through party channels → oversaw the state media and propaganda apparatus → served as a collective leadership body in theory → served as a link between party congresses and lower party organizations → top governing body of the Communist Party of the Soviet Union between party congresses → |
| shortName |
CC CPSU
→
Central Committee of the CPSU → |