First All-Union Congress of Soviets


The First All-Union Congress of Soviets was a congress of representatives of Soviets of workers, peasants and Red Army deputies, held on December 30, 1922 in Moscow. The congress was attended by 2215 delegates. Kalinin was elected chairman of the congress, but Vladimir Lenin, who was not present at the congress due to illness, was elected honorary chairman of the congress. More than 90% of the delegates were members of the Russian Communist Party, 2 left-wing social federalists of the Caucasus, 1 anarchist and 1 member of the Jewish Social Democratic Party.
The congress approved the Declaration and the Treaty on the Formation of a New State – the Union of Soviet Socialist Republics. 4 states have united in the Soviet Union: Russian Socialist Federative Soviet Republic, Ukrainian Socialist Soviet Republic, Belarusian Socialist Soviet Republic, Transcaucasian Socialist Federative Soviet Republic. In addition, the congress elected the Central Executive Committee of the Soviet Union.

Order of the day

  1. Consideration of the Declaration on the Formation of the Soviet Union. Speaker – Joseph Stalin.
  2. Consideration of the Treaty on the Formation of the Soviet Union. Speaker – Joseph Stalin.
  3. Election of the Central Executive Committee of the Soviet Union. Speaker – Avel Yenukidze.

    Congress decisions

Elected at the congress

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