Congress of People's Deputies of the Soviet UnionThe Congress of People's Deputies of the Soviet Union was the highest body of state authority of the Soviet Union from 1989 to 1991. BackgroundThe Congress of People's Deputies of the Soviet Union was created as part of Mikhail Gorbachev's reform agenda, and was enabled by Gorbachev's first constitutional change.
Russian Social Democratic Labour PartyThe Russian Social Democratic Labour Party (RSDLP), also known as the Russian Social Democratic Workers' Party (RSDWP) or the Russian Social Democratic Party (RSDP), was a socialist political party founded in 1898 in Minsk, Russian Empire.
BolsheviksThe Bolsheviks, led by Vladimir Lenin, were a radical faction of the MarxistRussian Social Democratic Labour Party (RSDLP) which split with the Mensheviks at the Second Party Congress in 1903. The Bolshevik party, formally established in 1912, seized power in Russia in the October Revolution of 1917 and was later renamed the Russian Communist Party, All-Union Communist Party, and ultimately the Communist Party of the Soviet Union.
Soviet UnionThe Soviet Union, officially the Union of Soviet Socialist Republics (USSR), was a transcontinental country that spanned much of Eurasia from its formation in 1922 until its dissolution in 1991. It was the world's third-most populous country, the largest by area, and bordered twelve other countries.
One-party stateState where only one party may form a government
Marxism–LeninismForm of communism1936 Soviet poster with the slogan "Raise the banner of Marx, Engels, Lenin and Stalin!"PersonalEarly lifeResidencesDeath and state funeralPre-leadership1902 Batumi workers' strikes [ka]1905 Tampere conference1907 Tiflis bank robbery1906 Bolshevik raid on the Tsarevich GiorgiRussian RevolutionRussian Civil WarPolish-Soviet WarRise to powerLeader of the Soviet UnionTenureFirst five-year planAnti-religious campaign1930–1933 famineGreat PurgeDeath dates of victimsWorld War IIMolotov–Ribbentrop PactTehran ConferenceYalta ConferencePotsdam Conference1946–1947 famineExcess mortalityPolitical ideologyStalinismBibliographyComparison to NazismAntisemitismNeo-Marxism–LeninismWorksPoetry"Anarchism or Socialism?""Marxism and the National Question""Foundations of Leninism""Dizzy with Success""Declaration of the Rights of the Peoples of Russia""Ten Blows" speechAlleged 19 August 1939 speechFalsifiers of HistoryStalin NoteThe History of the Communist Party1936 Soviet ConstitutionDialectical and Historical MaterialismOrder No. 227Order No. 270"Marxism and Problems of Linguistics"Economic Problems of Socialism in the USSRJoseph Stalin bibliographyLegacyCult of personalityDe-StalinizationAnti-Stalinist leftAwards and honoursEponymous placesStatuesBlack Ribbon DayMarxism–Leninism is a communist ideology that became the largest faction of the communist movement following the October Revolution.
Boris YeltsinBoris Nikolayevich Yeltsin (1 February 1931 – 23 April 2007) was a Soviet and Russian politician who served as President of Russia from 1991 to 1999. He was a member of the Communist Party of the Soviet Union (CPSU) from 1961 to 1990. He later stood as a political independent, during which time he was viewed as being ideologically aligned with liberalism. Yeltsin was born in Butka, Ural Oblast.
1991 Soviet coup attemptIn August 1991, hardliners of the Communist Party of the Soviet Union (CPSU) attempted to forcibly seize control of the country from Mikhail Gorbachev, who was Soviet president and General Secretary of the CPSU at the time. The coup leaders consisted of top military and civilian officials, including Vice President Gennady Yanayev, who together formed the State Committee on the State of Emergency (Russian: ГКЧП, romanized: GKChP).
Political partyOrganization coordinating policy priorities and candidates for government positionsThe members of a political party, such as those of the Indian National Congress (pictured), coordinate to collectively achieve and use political power.
MensheviksThe Mensheviks were a faction of the Marxist Russian Social Democratic Labour Party (RSDLP) which split with Vladimir Lenin's Bolshevik faction at the Second Party Congress in 1903. Mensheviks held more moderate and reformist views as compared to the Bolsheviks, and were led by figures including Julius Martov and Pavel Axelrod.
Leading role of the partyThe leading role of the party is a constitutional principle of communist states. It holds that a rulingcommunist party leads the state by virtue of being the vanguard of the proletariat.
1977 Constitution of the Soviet UnionThe 1977 Constitution of the Soviet Union, officially the Constitution of the Union of Soviet Socialist Republics, was the communist state constitution adopted on 7 October 1977.*As an Amazon Associate I earn from qualifying purchases.