The Congress of the Communist Party of the Soviet Union (russian: съезд КПСС) was the supreme decision-making body of the
Communist Party of the Soviet Union. Its meetings served as convention of all party delegates and their predecessors.
Between the congresses the party was ruled by the
Central Committee. Over the course of the party's history, the name was changed in accordance with the current name of the party at the time. The frequency of party congresses varied with the meetings being annual events in the 1920s while no congress was held at all between 1939 and 1952. After the death of
Joseph Stalin
Joseph Vissarionovich Stalin (born Ioseb Besarionis dze Jughashvili; – 5 March 1953) was a Georgian revolutionary and Soviet political leader who led the Soviet Union from 1924 until his death in 1953. He held power as General Secretar ...
, the congresses were held every five years.
Keys
Convocations
See also
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Organization of the Communist Party of the Soviet Union
The organization of the Communist Party of the Soviet Union was based on the principles of democratic centralism.
The governing body of the Communist Party of the Soviet Union (CPSU) was the Party Congress, which initially met annually but whose ...
References
General
Information on congresses, number of delegates, number of people elected to CCs, party membership, the individual who presented the Political Report and information on when the congress was convened can be found in these sources:
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Bibliography
''Articles and journals:''
Specific
{{Soviet Union topics
Soviet Union, Communist Party