The Central Committee of the 18th Congress of the All-Union Communist Party (Bolsheviks) was in session from 1939 until 1952, and was replenished in 1941. It elected, at its 1st Plenary Session, the

Politburo A politburo () or political bureau is the executive committee for communist parties. It is present in most former and existing communist states. Names The term "politburo" in English comes from the Russian ''Politbyuro'' (), itself a contraction ...

, the

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, the

Orgburo The Orgburo (russian: Оргбюро́), also known as the Organisational Bureau (russian: организационное бюро), of the Central Committee of the Communist Party of the Soviet Union existed from 1919 to 1952, when it was abo ...

and the Party Control Commission.

Plenums

The CC was not a permanent institution. The CC was convened for 10

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s between the 18th Congress and the 19th Congress. When the CC was not in session, decision-making powers were transferred to inner bodies of the CC itself; the

and

(none of these bodies were permanent either, but convened to decide on crucial matters).

Composition

Members

Candidates

References

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* {{Communist Party of the Soviet Union Central Committee of the Communist Party of the Soviet Union 1939 establishments in the Soviet Union 1941 disestablishments in the Soviet Union