The Central Committee (CC) composition was elected by the 12th Congress, and sat from 25 April 1923 until 31 May 1924. The CC 1st Plenary Session renewed the composition of the

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and the Organizational Bureau (OB) of the

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Plenums

The CC was not a permanent institution. It convened

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s, of which ten CC plenary sessions and one joint CC– Central Control Commission (CCC) plenary sessions were held between the 12th Congress and the 13th Congress. When the CC was not in session, decision-making powers were transferred to inner bodies of the CC itself; the

and

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(none of these bodies were permanent either, but convened several times a months).

Apparatus

Individuals employed by Central Committee's bureaus, departments and newspapers made up the apparatus between the 12th Congress and the 13th Congress. The bureaus and departments were supervised by the Secretariat, and each secretary (member of the Secretariat) supervised a specific department. The leaders of departments were officially referred to as Heads, while the titles of bureau leaders varied between chairman, first secretary and secretary.

Composition

Members

Candidates

References

General

Plenary sessions, apparatus heads, ethnicity (by clicking on the individual names on "The Central Committee of the XIIth Congress of the RCP (B) 25/4/1923 members" reference), the Central Committee full- and candidate membership, Politburo membership, Secretariat membership and Orgburo membership were taken from these sources: * * * * * * *

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Sources

{{Communist Party of the Soviet Union Central Committee of the Communist Party of the Soviet Union 1923 establishments in the Soviet Union 1924 disestablishments in the Soviet Union