The Central Committee of the 25th Congress of the Communist Party of the Soviet Union was in session from 1976 until 1981. It elected, at its 1st Plenary Session, the
25th Politburo, the
25th Secretariat and the
25th Party Control Committee of the
Communist Party of the Soviet Union
"Hymn of the Bolshevik Party"
, headquarters = 4 Staraya Square, Moscow
, general_secretary = Vladimir Lenin (first) Mikhail Gorbachev (last)
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, founder = Vladimir Lenin
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.
Plenums
The Central Committee was not a permanent institution. It convened
plenary session
A plenary session or plenum is a session of a conference which all members of all parties are to attend. Such a session may include a broad range of content, from keynotes to panel discussions, and is not necessarily related to a specific styl ...
s. 12 CC plenary sessions were held between the
25th Congress
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and the
26th Congress
The 26th United States Congress was a meeting of the legislative branch of the United States federal government, consisting of the United States Senate and the United States House of Representatives. It met in Washington, D.C. from March 4, 1839 ...
. When the CC was not in session, decision-making power was vested in the internal bodies of the CC itself; that is, 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 ...
and the
Secretariat
Secretariat may refer to:
* Secretariat (administrative office)
* Secretariat (horse)
Secretariat (March 30, 1970 – October 4, 1989), also known as Big Red, was a champion American thoroughbred racehorse who is the ninth winner of the Ame ...
. None of these bodies were permanent either; typically they convened several times a month.
Composition
Members
Candidates
References
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Central Committee of the Communist Party of the Soviet Union
1976 establishments in the Soviet Union
1981 disestablishments in the Soviet Union