Supreme Soviet of Russia

Supreme government institution of Russian SFSR Supreme Soviet of the Russian SFSRSupreme Soviet of the Russian Federation Верховный Совет РСФСРВерховный Совет Российской Федерации Coat of arms before (left) and after (right) the dissolution of the Soviet UnionTypeTypeSupreme Council Unicameral (until 1990) Bicameral (from 1990) ChambersSoviet of NationalitiesSoviet of the RepublicHistoryEstablished15 July 1938Disbanded4 October 1993Preceded byAll-Russian Congress of SovietsSupreme Soviet of the Soviet Union (1991)Succeeded byConstitutional Conference of RussiaFederal Assembly of RussiaLeadershipChairman of the Supreme SovietRuslan Khasbulatov (last) Chairman of the Soviet of NationalitiesRamazan Abdulatipov Chairman of the Soviet of RepublicVeniamin Sokolov SeatsDynamic (1 deputy per 150,000 citizens) (1938–1978)975 (1978–1990)252 (1990–1993)ElectionsLast general election16 May–22 June 1990First session of the Congress of People's Deputies of Russia (indirect)*Meeting placeWhite HouseFootnotes^ Last direct general elections to the Supreme Soviet of the Russian SFSR were held in 1985. Powers of that Supreme Soviet (XI convo