Supreme Soviet of the Ukrainian Soviet Socialist Republic
The Supreme Soviet of the Ukrainian SSR (Ukrainian: Верховна Рада Української РСР, tr. Verkhovna Rada Ukrains'koi RSR; Russian: Верховный Совет Украинской ССР, tr. Verkhovnyy Sovet Ukrainskoy SSR) was the supreme soviet (main legislative institution) of the Ukrainian SSR, one of the union republics of the Soviet Union. The Supreme Soviet of the Ukrainian SSR was established in 1937 replacing the All-Ukrainian Congress of Soviets.[2]
Supreme Soviet of the Ukrainian SSR | |
|---|---|
| Ukrainian SSR (1937–1941), (1944–1991) | |
| Type | |
| Type | |
| History | |
| Established | 1937 1947 (re-establishment) |
| Disbanded | 1941 (German occupation) 1991 |
| Preceded by | All-Ukrainian Congress of Soviets |
| Succeeded by | Verkhovna Rada |
| Leadership | |
Chairman | |
| Elections | |
Last election | 1990 |
| Meeting place | |
| Verkhovna Rada building, Soviet Square, Kyiv, Ukrainian SSR, Soviet Union | |
Prior to demokratizatsiya, the Supreme Soviet had characterized as a rubber stamp for the Soviet Ukrainian regime or as only being able to affect issues of low sensitivity and salience to the regime by the Ukrainian Communist Party, similar to all other supreme soviets in the union republics. The 1990 election in Ukraine was the first in the UkSSR where opposition parties were permitted to run.[3]
History edit
The first elections for the Supreme Soviet of the Ukrainian SSR were held from July 25th to July 28th in 1938. A total of 304 deputies were elected and Mykhailo Burmystenko was elected Chairman of the Supreme Soviet of the Ukrainian SSR.[4]
Chairmen of the Supreme Soviet edit
After Burmystenko's death in 1941, the position of Chairman of the Supreme Soviet of the Ukrainian SSR was vacant until 1947. The longest-serving Chairman of the Supreme Soviet of the Ukrainian SSR is Oleksandr Korniychuk.
List of Chairmen of the Supreme Soviet:
| Portrait | Chairman | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mykhailo Burmystenko | 25 July 1938 | 9 September 1941 | |
| Oleksandr Korniychuk | 1947 | 1953 | |
| Pavlo Tychyna | 1953 | 1959 | |
| Oleksandr Korniychuk | 1959 | 1972 | |
| Mykhailo Bilyi | 1972 | 1980 | |
| Kostiantyn Sytnyk | 1980 | 1985 | |
| Platon Kostiuk | 1985 | 4 June 1990 | |
| Vladimir Ivashko | 4 June 1990 | 9 July 1990 | |
| Leonid Kravchuk | 23 July 1990 | 5 December 1991 |
See also edit
References edit
- ^ Toy parliament until March 1990
- ^ "75 лет со дня образования Донецкой области". dn.archives.gov.ua. Retrieved 2020-05-05.
- ^ Whitmore, Sarah (2 June 2004). State Building in Ukraine: The Ukrainian Parliament, 1990-2003. ISBN 9781134321483.
- ^ Военный вестник (in Russian). Изд-во "Красная звезда". 1938.