Supreme Soviet of the Ukrainian SSR

The Supreme Soviet of the Ukrainian SSR (Ukrainian: Верховна Рада Української РСР, tr. Verkhovna Rada Ukrayins'koyi 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 Congresses of Soviets and the All-Ukrainian Central Executive Committee.[1]

Not to be confused with Verkhovna Rada.
Supreme Soviet of the Ukrainian SSR

Верховна Рада Української РСР
(Ukrainian)
Верховный Совет Украинской ССР
(Russian)
Ukrainian SSR (1937-1941), (1944-1991)
Type
Type
Supreme Soviet (officially)
Rubber stamp legislature (de facto until 1990)
History
Established1937
1947 (re-establishment)
Disbanded1941 (Nazi Occupation)
1991
Preceded byAll-Ukrainian Congress of Soviets and All-Ukrainian Central Executive Committee
Succeeded byVerkhovna Rada
Leadership
Chairman
Elections
Last election
1990
Meeting place
Verkhovna Rada building, Soviet Square, Kiev, Ukrainian SSR, Soviet Union

History

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.[2] Throughout most of its history, the Supreme Soviet of the Ukrainian SSR was dominated by members of the Communist Party which accounted for around 62-69% of the total amount of seats.

Chairmen of the Supreme Soviet

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

References
  1. "75 лет со дня образования Донецкой области". dn.archives.gov.ua. Retrieved 2020-05-05.
  2. Военный вестник (in Russian). Изд-во "Красная звезда". 1938.
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