Central Committee of the 20th Congress of the Communist Party of the Soviet Union

Last updated

The Central Committee of the 20th Congress of the Communist Party of the Soviet Union was in session from 1956 until 1961. It elected, at its 1st Plenary Session, the 20th Presidium, the 20th Secretariat and the 20th Party Control Committee of the Communist Party of the Soviet Union.

Contents

Plenums

The Central Committee was not a permanent institution. It convened plenary sessions. 19 CC plenary sessions were held between the 20th Congress and the 22nd Congress. When the CC was not in session, decision-making power was vested in the internal bodies of the CC itself; that is, the Politburo and the Secretariat. None of these bodies were permanent either; typically they convened several times a month. [1]

Plenary sessions of the Central Committee
[2]
PlenumDateLength
1st Plenary Session27 February 19561 day
2nd Plenary Session20–24 December 19565 days
3rd Plenary Session13–14 February 19572 days
4th Plenary Session22–29 June 19578 days
5th Plenary Session28–29 October 19572 days
6th Plenary Session16–17 December 19572 days
7th Plenary Session25–26 February 19582 days
8th Plenary Session6–7 May 19582 days
9th Plenary Session17–18 June 19582 days
10th Plenary Session5 September 19581 day
11th Plenary Session12 November 19581 day
12th Plenary Session15–19 December 19585 days
13th Plenary Session24–29 June 19596 days
14th Plenary Session22–25 December 19594 days
15th Plenary Session4 May 19601 day
16th Plenary Session13–16 July 19604 days
17th Plenary Session10–18 January 19619 days
18th Plenary Session19 June 19611 day
19th Plenary Session14 October 19611 day

Composition

Members

Members of the Central Committee of the 20th Congress of the Communist Party of the Soviet Union
[3] [4] [5] [6]
Name Cyrillic 19th CC 22nd CC BirthDeathPMEthnicityGender
Pavel Alforov Па́вел АлфёровNewNot190619711930 Russian Male
Andrey Andreyev Андре́й Андре́евOldNot189519711914 Russian Male
Averky Aristov Аверкий АристовOldReelected190319731921 Belarusian Male
Nikolay Avkhimovich Николай Авхимо́вичNewNot190719881926 Belarusian Male
Sukhan Babayev Суха́н Баба́евOldRemoved191019951939 Turkmen Male
Nikolai Baibakov Никола́й Байбако́вOldNot191120081939 Russian Male
Nikolai Belyaev Никола́й Беля́евOldNot190319661925 Russian Male
Ivan Benediktov Ива́н Бенеди́ктовOldReelected190219831930 Russian Male
Boris Beshchev Борис БещевOldReelected190319811927 Russian Male
Nikolai Bobrovnikov Никола́й Бобро́вниковNewNot190119911931 Russian Male
Ivan Boytsov Иван БойцовOldNot189619881919 Russian Male
Dmitry Brezhnev Дми́трий Бре́жневNewNot190519821926 Russian Male
Leonid Brezhnev Леонид БрежневOldReelected190619821931 Russian Male
Nikolai Bulganin Николай БулганинOldNot189519751917 Russian Male
Vasily Chernyshev Василий ЧернышёвOldReelected190819691928 Russian Male
Abdurakhman Daniyalov Абдурахман ДанияловOldReelected190819811928 Avar Male
Pyotr Dementev Пётр ДементьевOldReelected190719771938 Russian Male
Georgy Denisov Георгий ДенисовOldReelected190919961928 Russian Male
Boris Deryugin Бори́с Дерю́гинNewNot191619791939 Russian Male
Pavel Doronin Павел Доро́нинNewNot190919761927 Russian Male
Nikolay Dudorov Николай ДудоровNewNot190619771927 Russian Male
Yekaterina Furtseva Екатерина ФурцеваCandidateReelected191019741930 Russian Female
Anton Gayevoy Антон ГаевойNewReelected190719621930 Ukrainian Male
Bobojon Ghafurov Бободжан ГафуровOldNot190819771932 Tajik Male
Fodor Goryachev Фёдор ГорячевOldReelected190519961927 Russian Male
Ivan Grishin Иван Гри́шинOldNot191119851931 Russian Male
Viktor Grishin Ви́ктор Гри́шинOldReelected191419921939 Russian Male
Andrei Gromyko Андрей ГромыкоCandidateReelected190919891931 Belarusian Male
Nikolai F. Ignatov Никола́й Игна́товNewReelected191419671939 Russian Male
Nikolai G. Ignatov Никола́й Игна́товOldReelected190119661924 Russian Male
Semyon Ignatyev Семён ИгнатьевOldNot190419831926 Ukrainian Male
Givi Javakhishvili Гиви ДжавахишвилиNewReelected191219851941 Georgian Male
Ivan Kabanov Иван КабановOldNot189719721917 Russian Male
Johannes Käbin Йоха́ннес Кэ́бинOldReelected190519991927 Estonian Male
Lazar Kaganovich Лазарь КагановичOldRemoved189319911911 Russian Male
Nikifor Kalchenko Никифор Ка́льченкоCandidateCandidate190619891932 Ukrainian Male
Jānis Kalnbērziņš Ян Калнбе́рзиньOldReelected189319861917 Latvian Male
Ivan Kapitonov Иван КапитоновOldReelected191520021939 Russian Male
Nikita Khrushchev Никита ХрущёвOldReelected189419711918 Russian Male
Aleksey Khvorostukhin Алексей ХворостухинOldNot190019851924 Ukrainian Male
Aleksey Kirichenko Алексе́й Кириче́нкоOldNot190819751930 Ukrainian Male
Andrei Kirilenko Андре́й Кириле́нкоNewReelected190619901930 Ukrainian Male
Nikolai Kiselov Николай КиселёвOldNot190319831925 Russian Male
Vasily Klimenko Василий КлименкоNewReelected190619841906 Ukrainian Male
Boris Kobelev Борис КобелевNewRemoved191519801940 Russian Male
Yevgeny Kolushchinsky Евгений КолущинскийNewNot190219731927 Russian Male
Ivan Konev Иван КоневOldReelected189719731918 Russian Male
Oleksandr Korniychuk Александр КорнейчукOldReelected190519721940 Ukrainian Male
Demyan Korotchenko Демьян КоротченкоOldNot189419691918 Ukrainian Male
Alexei Kosygin Алексей КосыгинOldReelected190419801927 Russian Male
Maria Kovrigina Мария КовригинаOldNot191019951931 Russian Female
Frol Kozlov Фрол КозловOldReelected190819651926 Russian Male
Mikhail Krunichev Михаил ХруничевOldDied190119611921 Russian Male
Vladimir Kucherenko Владимир КучеренкоNewReelected190919631942 Russian Male
Dinmukhamed Kunaev Дінмұхаммед ҚонаевNewReelected191219931939 Kazakh Male
Otto Kuusinen Отто КуусиненOldReelected188119641918 Finn Male
Vasily Kuznetsov Василий КузнецовOldReelected190119901927 Russian Male
Nikolay Laptev Алексей ЛарионовNewNot190919761929 Russian Male
Aleksey Larionov Алексей ЛарионовOldDied190719601927 Russian Male
Ivan Latunov Иван ЛатуновOldNot190619701930 Russian Male
Leonid Lubennikov Леони́д Лубе́нниковNewNot191019801930 Russian Male
Georgy Malenkov Георги МаленковOldRemoved190219881920 Russian Male
Rodion Malinovsky Родио́н Малино́вскийCandidateReelected189819671926 Ukrainian Male
Vyacheslav Malyshev Вячеслав МалышевOldDied190219571926 Russian Male
Ivan Marchenko Иван МарченкоNewCandidate190819721929 Russian Male
Vasily Markov Васи́лий Ма́рковNewNot190519781923 Russian Male
Vladimir Matskevich Владимир МацкевичNewNot190919981939 Ukrainian Male
Kirill Mazurov Кири́лл Ма́зуровNewReelected191419891940 Belarusian Male
Nikolai Mikhailov Николай МихайловOldReelected190619821930 Russian Male
Anastas Mikoyan Василий МжаванадзеOldReelected189519781915 Armenian Male
Mark Mitin Марк МитинOldNot190119871919 Ukrainian Male
Vyacheslav Molotov Вячеслав МолотовOldRemoved189019861906 Russian Male
Kirill Moskalenko Кирилл МоскаленкоNewReelected190219851926 Ukrainian Male
Vasily Moskvin Василий МосквинOldNot191019691932 Russian Male
Nuritdin Mukhitdinov Нуритди́н Мухитди́новOldReelected191720081942 Uzbek Male
Zinnat Muratov Зиннят МуратовOldNot190619881930 Tatar Male
Imam Mustafayev Имам МустафаевNewNot191019971940 Azerbaijani Male
Vasil Mzhavanadze Василий МжаванадзеNewReelected190219881927 Georgian Male
Yadgar Nasriddinova Ядгар НасриддиноваNewReelected192020061942 Uzbek Female
Nikolay Organov Николай ОргановOldReelected190119821925 Russian Male
Anna Pankratova Анна ПанкратоваOldDied189719571919 Ukrainian Female
Nikolai Patolichev Николай ПатоличевOldReelected190819891928 Russian Male
Nikolai Pegov Николай ПеговOldReelected190519911930 Russian Male
Mikhail Pervukhin Михаил ПервухинOldNot190419781919 Russian Male
Konstantin Petukhov Константин ПетуховNewNot191419811940 Ukrainian Male
Nikolai Podgorny Никола́й Подго́рныйNewReelected190319831930 Ukrainian Male
Dmitry Polyansky Дми́трий Поля́нскийNewReelected191720011939 Ukrainian Male
Panteleimon Ponomarenko Пантелеймон ПономаренкоOldNot190219841925 Ukrainian Male
Boris Ponomarev Борис ПономарёвCandidateReelected190519951919 Russian Male
Pyotr Pospelov Пётр ПоспеловOldReelected189819791916 Russian Male
Vasily Prokofiev Василий ПрокофьевOldNot190619961929 Russian Male
Alexander Puzanov Александр ПузановOldReelected190619981925 Russian Male
Konstantin Pysin Константин ПысинNewReelected191019871925 Russian Male
Sadig Rahimov Садых РагимовNewNot191419741941 Azerbaijani Male
Iskhak Razzakov Садых РагимовOldNot191019791940 Kyrgyz Male
Aleksey Rumyantsev Алексей РумянцевOldReelected190519931940 Russian Male
Maksim Saburov Макси́м Сабу́ровOldNot190019771920 Russian Male
Zinovie Serdiuk Зиновий СердюкCandidateReelected190319821925 Ukrainian Male
Ivan Serov Иван СеровCandidateNot190519901926 Russian Male
Alexander Shelepin Алекса́ндр Шеле́пинOldReelected191819941940 Russian Male
Dmitri Shepilov Дми́трий Шепи́ловOldRemoved190519951926 Russian Male
Aleksey Shkolnikov Алексей Шко́льниковCandidateNot191420031940 Russian Male
Terenty Shtykov Алексей Шко́льниковNewNot190719641929 Belarusian Male
Nikolai Shvernik Никола́й Шве́рникOldReelected188819701905 Russian Male
Antanas Sniečkus Антанас СнечкусOldReelected190319741920 Lithuanian Male
Vasily Sokolovsky Василий СоколовскийOldCandidate189719681931 Belarusian Male
Mikhail Stakhursky Василий СоколовскийNewNot190319711921 Ukrainian Male
Alexander Struyev Алекса́ндр Стру́евNewNot190619911927 Russian Male
Mikhail Suslov Михаил СусловOldReelected190219821921 Russian Male
Viktor Suslov Виктор СусловNewNot191019691939 Russian Male
Ivan Tevosian Иван ТевосянOldDied190219581918 Armenian Male
Sergey Tikhomirov Сергей ТихомировCandidateNot190519821939 Russian Male
Fedor Titov Фёдор ТитовOldReelected191019891930 Tatar Male
Vitaly Titov Виталий ТитовNewReelected190719801938 Ukrainian Male
Suren Tovmasyan Суре́н Товмася́нNewNot190919801930 Armenian Male
Dmitriy Ustinov Дми́трий Усти́новOldReelected190819841927 Russian Male
Boris Vannikov Борис ВанниковOldNot189719621919 Russian Male
Aleksandr Vasilevsky Александр ВасилевскийOldNot189519771938 Russian Male
Alexander Volkov Александр ВолковNewReelected191019901931 Russian Male
Gennady Voronov Геннадий ВороновOldReelected191019941931 Russian Male
Kliment Voroshilov Климент ВорошиловOldNot188119691903 Russian Male
Ivan Yakovlev Иван ЯковлевOldNot190119661928 Russian Male
Mikhail Yasnov Михаил ЯсновOldReelected190619911925 Russian Male
Leonid Yefremov Леонид ЕфремовNewReelected191220071941 Russian Male
Mikhail Yefremov Михаил ЕфремовNewReelected191120001931 Russian Male
Georgy Yenyutin Георгий ЕнютинNewReelected190319691924 Russian Male
Pavel Yudin Павел ЮдинCandidateNot189919681918 Russian Male
Alexander Zademidko Александр Задеми́дкоNewNot190820011930 Ukrainian Male
Avraami Zavenyagin Авраамий ЗавенягинCandidateDied190119561917 Russian Male
Ivan Zhegalin Ива́н Жега́линOldReelected190619841926 Russian Male
Georgy Zhukov Георгий ЖуковOldRemoved189619741919 Russian Male
Arseny Zverev Арсений ЗверевOldNot190019691919 Russian Male

Candidates

Candidate Members of the Central Committee of the 20th Congress of the Communist Party of the Soviet Union
[3] [4] [5] [6]
Name Cyrillic 19th CC 22nd CC BirthDeathPMEthnicityGender
Nadezhda Andreyeva Надежда АндрееваNewNot190320011924 Russian Female
Ivan Bagramyan Иван БаграмянCandidateMember189719821941 Armenian Male
Sergey Biryuzov Серге́й Бирюзо́вNewMember190419641926 Russian Male
Semyon Borisov Семён БорисовCandidateCandidate191119991932 Yakut Male
Nikita Bubnovsky Никита БубновскийNewCandidate190719971939 Ukrainian Male
Semyon Budyonny Семён БудённыйCandidateCandidate188319731919 Russian Male
Sergey Butuzov Сергей БутузовCandidateNot190919671939 Russian Male
Pyotr Cheplakov Пётр ЧеплаковMemberNot190619851927 Russian Male
Miron Chubinidze Мирон ЧубинидзеNewNot190519801926 Georgian Male
Vasily Chuikov Васи́лий Чуйко́вCandidateMember190019821919 Russian Male
Viktor Churayev Виктор ЧураевNewMember190319821929 Russian Male
Nikolay Dygay Николай ДыгайCandidateMember190819631929 Russian Male
Alexander Fadeyev Александр ФадеевMemberSuicide190119561918 Russian Male
Nikolay Firyubin Николай ФирюбинNewCandidate190819831929 Russian Male
Leonid Florentyev Леонид ФлорентьевNewCandidate191120031939 Russian Male
Ivan Ganenko Иван ГаненкоNewNot190319951924 Russian Male
Georgy Glebovsky Гео́ргий Глебо́вскийNewDied191219581940 Russian Male
Alexander Gorbatov Александр ГорбатовCandidateNot189119731919 Russian Male
Sergey Gorshkov Серге́й ГоршковNewMember191019881942 Russian Male
Andrei Grechko Андре́й Гре́чкоCandidateMember190319761928 Ukrainian Male
Konstantin Grishin Константин ГришинNewMember190819731931 Russian Male
Grigory Grishko Григорий ГришкоNewDied190619591930 Ukrainian Male
Evgeny Gromov Евге́ний Гро́мовNewNot190919811932 Russian Male
Nikolai Gureev Николай ГуреевNewNot190719781943 Russian Male
Mykhailo Hrechukha Михаи́л Гречу́хаNewNot190219761926 Ukrainian Male
Aleksandr Ishkov Александр ИшковNewCandidate190519881927 Russian Male
Semon Islyukov Семён ИслюковNewCandidate191519981939 Russian Male
Olga Ivashchenko Ольга ИващенкоNewMember190619891928 Ukrainian Female
Valery Kalmykov Валерий КалмыковNewMember190819741942 Russian Male
Mikhail Kanunnikov Михаил КанунниковCandidateNot190219841926 Russian Male
Vladimir Karasov Владимир КарасёвNewNot190019671942 Russian Male
Ivan Kazanets Иван КазанецNewMember191820131944 Ukrainian Male
Aleksandr Khakhalov Александр ХахаловCandidateNot190919701929 Buryat Male
Aleksandr Klimov Александр КлимовNewCandidate191419791939 Russian Male
Pavel Komarov Павел КомаровNewNot189819831920 Russian Male
Vasily Komyakhov Василь КомяховNewMember191119661941 Russian Male
Fodor Konstantinov Фёдор Константи́новNewNot190119911918 Russian Male
Leonid Korniyets Леони́д Рома́нович Корни́ецCandidateCandidate190119691926 Ukrainian Male
Vasily Kosov Леони́д Рома́нович Корни́ецNewNot191019961931 Ukrainian Male
Anatoly Kostousov Анатолий КостоусовCandidateMember190619851925 Russian Male
Konstantin Koval Константин КовальNewNot190819991938 Ukrainian Male
Aleksey Kozlov Алексей КозловCandidateNot191119821939 Russian Male
Vasily Kozlov Василий КозловNewCandidate190319671927 Belarusian Male
Mikhail Krakhmalov Михаил КрахмалёвNewMember191419771939 Russian Male
Pavel Kumykin Павел КумыкинCandidateCandidate190119761921 Russian Male
Vilis Lācis Вилис ЛацисCandidateNot190419661928 Latvian Male
Ivan Likhachev Ива́н ЛихачёвNewDied189619561917 Russian Male
Pavel Lobanov Павел ЛобановNewNot190219841927 Russian Male
Savely Loginov Саве́лий Ло́гиновNewDied191319601939 Belarusian Male
Pyotr Lomako Пётр Лома́коCandidateNot190419901925 Russian Male
Alexander Luchinsky Александр ЛучинскийCandidateNot190019971943 Ukrainian Male
Konstantin Lunov Константи́н ЛунёвNewNot190719801926 Russian Male
Lidia Lykova Лидия ЛыковаCandidateCandidate191320161938 Russian Female
Yuri Maksarov Юрий МаксарёвCandidateNot190319821921 Russian Male
Yakov Malik Яков МаликCandidateNot190619801938 Russian Male
Leonid Melnikov Леонид МельниковMemberNot190619811928 Ukrainian Male
Roman Melnikov Роман МельниковCandidateNot190819881928 Russian Male
Mikhail Menshikov Михаи́л Ме́ньшиковNewCandidate190219761927 Russian Male
Aleksei Müürisepp Алексей МюрисепCandidateCandidate190219701926 Estonian Male
Vladimir Mylarshchikov Владимир МыларщиковNewNot191119771931 Russian Male
Leonty Naydek Леонтий НайдекNewNot190719921929 Ukrainian Male
Mitrofan Nedelin Митрофан НеделинCandidateDied190219601924 Russian Male
Olga Nefodova Ольга НефёдоваNewNot1907 ?1939 Russian Female
Pyotr Niktin Пётр НикитинCandidateDied190919591930 Russian Male
Ivan Nosenko Иван НосенкоCandidateDied190219561925 Russian Male
Georgy Orlov Георгий ОрловCandidateCandidate190319911940 Russian Male
Kirill Orlovsky Кири́лл Орло́вскийNewNot189519681918 Belarusian Male
Konstantin Ostrovityanov Константин ОстровитяновCandidateNot189219691914 Russian Male
Justas Paleckis Юстас ПалецкисCandidateCandidate189919801940 Lithuanian Male
Dmitry Pavlov Дмитрий ПавловCandidateNot190519911926 Russian Male
Alexander Pchelyakov Александр ПчеляковCandidateNot190819781939 Russian Male
Aleksandr Petukhov Алекса́ндр Петухо́вNewNot191419741939 Russian Male
Nina Popova Нина ПоповаNewReelected190819941932 Russian Female
Sergey Postovalov Сергей ПостоваловCandidateCandidate190619681930 Russian Male
Stepan Pylypets Степан ПилипецNewNot191319891932 Ukrainian Male
Sharof Rashidov Шараф РашидовNewMember191719831939 Uzbek Male
David Rayzer Давид РайзерCandidateNot190419621939 Ukrainian Male
Alexander Rudakov Алекса́ндр Рудако́вNewCandidate191019661931 Russian Male
Roman Rudenko Рома́н Руде́нкоNewNot190719811926 Russian Male
Gherasim Rudi Рома́н Руде́нкоNewNot190719821939 Moldovan Male
Vasily Ryabykov Васи́лий Ря́биковNewNot190719741925 Moldovan Male
Vladimir Semichastny Влади́мир Семича́стныйNewCandidate192420011944 Russian Male
Ivan Senin Иван СенинNewMember190319811920 Ukrainian Male
Zosima Shashkov Зосима ШашковCandidateNot190519841929 Russian Male
Aleksandr Sheremetyev Александр Шереме́тьевNewNot190119851918 Russian Male
Pyotr Sinyagovsky Геннадий СизовNewNot190619961939 Ukrainian Male
Gennady Sizov Геннадий СизовNewCandidate190319911926 Russian Male
Ivan Skidadenko Иван СкиданенкоNewNot189819851939 Ukrainian Male
Igor Skulkov Игорь СкулковCandidateCandidate191319711932 Russian Male
Nikolay Smirnov Николай СмирновNewCandidate190619621931 Russian Male
Tikhon Sokolov Ти́хон Соколо́вNewNot191319921931 Russian Male
Leonid Solovyov Леони́д СоловьёвCandidateMember190619931929 Russian Male
Sergey Stepanov Сергей СтепановCandidateMember190319761928 Russian Male
Nikolay Strokin Николай СтрокинNewCandidate190619721950 Russian Male
Motiejus Šumauskas Мотеюс ШумаускасNewCandidate190519821924 Lithuanian Male
Fodor Surganov Фёдор СургановNewMember191119761940 Belarusian Male
Aleksey Surkov Алексе́й Сурко́вNewCandidate189919831925 Russian Male
Mikhail Tarasov Михаил ТарасовNewNot189919701925 Russian Male
Zhumabek Tashenev Жумабек ТашеновNewNot181519861940 Kazakh Male
Semyon Timoshenko Семён Тимоше́нкоCandidateNot189519701919 Ukrainian Male
Salchak Toka Салчак ТокаCandidateCandidate190119731944 Tuvan Male
Alexander Tromifov Александр ТрофимовNewNot190319801927 Russian Male
Zoya Tumanova Зоя ТумановаCandidateNot192220001943 Ukrainian Female
Ivan Tur Иван ТурNewNot190519651926 Ukrainian Male
Feodosy Voronov Феодо́сий Во́роновNewMember190419751927 Russian Male
Vyacheslav Yelyutin Вячеслав Елю́тинNewMember190719931929 Russian Male
Alexei Yepishev Алексей ЕпишевCandidateCandidate190819851929 Russian Male
Andrey Yeryomenko Андре́й ЕрёменкоNewMember189219701918 Ukrainian Male
Mikhail Yevseyenko Михаил ЕвсеенкоNewNot190819851929 Russian Male
Pavel Yudin Павел ЮдинCandidateDied190219561928 Russian Male
Tikhon Yurkin Тихон ЮркинNewNot189819861919 Russian Male
Vasily Zakurdayev Василий ЗакурдаевNewNot190319741927 Russian Male
Ivan Zamchevsky Иван ЗамчевскийNewNot190919791929 Russian Male
Georgy Zarubin Георгий ЗарубинNewDied190019581919 Russian Male
Vasily Zhavoronkov Василий ЖаворонковCandidateNot190619871929 Russian Male
Pavel Zhigarev Павел ЖигаревCandidateNot190019631920 Russian Male
Dmitry Zhimerin Дмитрий ЖимеринCandidateNot190619951928 Russian Male
Konstantin Zhukov Константин ЖуковNewNot190619881936 Ukrainian Male
Nikolay Zhurin Николай ЖуринNewNot190819961930 Russian Male
Grigory Zolotukhin Григо́рий Золоту́хинNewNot191119881939 Russian Male
Valerian Zorin Валериан ЗоринNewMember190219861922 Russian Male
Vasily Zotov Васи́лий Зо́товNewCandidate189919771925 Russian Male

Related Research Articles

The Central Committee (CC) composition was elected by the 8th Congress, and sat from 23 March 1919 until 5 April 1920. The CC 1st Plenary Session renewed the composition of the Politburo, Secretariat and the Organizational Bureau (OB) of the Russian Communist Party (Bolsheviks).

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Central Committee of the 9th Congress of the Russian Communist Party (Bolsheviks)</span>

The Central Committee (CC) composition was elected by the 9th Congress, and sat from 5 April 1920 until 16 March 1921. The CC 1st Plenary Session renewed the composition of the Politburo, Secretariat and the Organizational Bureau (OB) of the Russian Communist Party (Bolsheviks).

The Central Committee (CC) composition was elected by the 7th Congress, and sat from 8 March 1918 until 23 March 1919. The CC 1st Plenary Session renewed the composition of the Bureau, Secretariat and the Organizational Bureau (OB) of the Russian Communist Party (Bolsheviks).

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Central Committee of the 10th Congress of the Russian Communist Party (Bolsheviks)</span>

The Central Committee (CC) composition was elected by the 10th Congress, and sat from 16 March 1921 until 2 April 1922. The CC 1st Plenary Session renewed the composition of the Politburo, Secretariat and the Organizational Bureau (OB) of the Russian Communist Party (Bolsheviks).

The Central Committee of the 4th Congress of the Russian Social Democratic Labour Party was in session from 1906 until 1907.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Central Committee of the 15th Congress of the All-Union Communist Party (Bolsheviks)</span>

The Central Committee (CC) composition was elected by the 15th Congress, and sat from 19 December 1927 until 13 July 1930. The CC 1st Plenary Session renewed the composition of the Politburo, Secretariat and the Organizational Bureau (OB) of the All-Union Communist Party (Bolsheviks).

The Central Committee (CC) composition was elected by the 16th Congress, and sat from 13 July 1930 until 10 February 1934. Its 1st Plenary Session elected the Politburo, Secretariat and Orgburo. The 16th Congress was the first party convention since the 13th Congress which saw no organized opposition, and the first congress in party history in which there was no opposition to the party leadership. Ukrainian historian Oleg Khlevniuk considers the period 1930–1934 to be a "transitional period" between collective leadership (referred to interchangeably by him as oligarchy) and Joseph Stalin's personal dictatorship (autocracy). The removal of Alexei Rykov, the Chairman of the Council of People's Commissars (SNK, the Soviet government), from the Politburo at the 1st Joint Plenary Session of the CC and the Central Control Commission (CCC) has been marked in historic literature as "the definitive Stalinization of that body [Politburo]" according to Khlevniuk.

The Central Committee of the 19th Congress of the Communist Party of the Soviet Union (CPSU) was in session from 1952 until 1956. It elected, at its 1st Plenary Session, the Presidium, the Secretariat and the Party Control Committee.

The Central Committee of the 23rd Congress of the Communist Party of the Soviet Union was in session from 1966 until 1971. There were 195 regular members chosen, an increase from the 175 selected in 1961; of the 195 members, 51 were newcomers, and 144 were incumbents; another 31 had died or resigned since the 1961 election. Another 145 candidate members, who could participate but could not vote on motions, were picked in addition to the voting regular members.

The Central Committee of the 24th Congress of the Communist Party of the Soviet Union was in session from 1971 until 1976. It elected, at its 1st Plenary Session, the 24th Politburo, the 24th Secretariat and the 24th Party Control Committee of the Communist Party of the Soviet Union.

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.

The Central Committee of the 26th Congress of the Communist Party of the Soviet Union was in session from 1981 until 1986. It elected, at its 1st Plenary Session, the 26th Politburo, the 26th Secretariat and the 26th Party Control Committee of the Communist Party of the Soviet Union.

The Central Committee of the 28th Congress of the Communist Party of the Soviet Union (CPSU) was in session from 1990 until the party was banned on 6 November 1991. It elected, at its 1st Plenary Session, the Politburo and the Secretariat (and individual secretaries) of the 28th term.

This Central Committee of the 5th Congress of the Russian Social Democratic Labour Party was in session from 19 May 1907 until 17 January 1912.

The Central Committee of the 6th Conference of the Russian Social Democratic Labour Party (Bolsheviks) was in session from 17 January 1912 until 3 August 1917.

The Central Committee of the 7th Conference of the Russian Social Democratic Labour Party (Bolsheviks) was in session from 29 April 1917 until 3 August 1917.

The Central Committee of the 22nd Congress of the Communist Party of the Soviet Union was in session from 1961 until 1966. It elected, at its 1st Plenary Session, the 22nd Presidium, the 22nd Secretariat and the 22nd Party Control Committee of the Communist Party of the Soviet Union.

The Central Committee of the 1st Conference of the Russian Social Democratic Labour Party, better known as the Tampere conference of 1905, was in session from 1905 until 1906.

The Central Committee of the 3rd Congress of the Russian Social Democratic Labour Party was in session from April to December 1905.

The Central Committee of the 2nd Congress of the Russian Social Democratic Labour Party was in session from 1903 to 1905.

References

Citations

  1. Simons & White 1984, pp. 423–425.
  2. "Съезды, конференции, пленумы и заседания РСДРП - РСДРП(б) - РКП(б) - ВКП(б) - КПСС" [Congresses, conferences, plenums and meetings of the RSDLP - RSDLP(b) - RCP(b) - CPSU]. Knowbysight.info. Archived from the original on 8 April 2022. Retrieved 16 April 2022.
  3. 1 2 "Центральный Комитет, избранный XIX съездом ВКП(б) - КПСС 14.10.1952, члены" [Central Committee elected by the XIX Congress of the CPSU (b) - CPSU 14. 10.1952, members]. Knowbysight.info. Archived from the original on 28 April 2022. Retrieved 28 April 2022.
  4. 1 2 "Центральный Комитет, избранный XX-м съездом ВКП(б) 25.2.1956, члены" [Central Committee elected by the XX Congress of the CPSU 25.2.1956, members]. Knowbysight.info. Archived from the original on 14 April 2022. Retrieved 14 April 2022.
  5. 1 2 Staff writer 1963, p. I-A8 (90).
  6. 1 2 "Персональный состав Центрального комитета РСДРП - РСДРП(б) - РКП(б) - ВКП(б) - КПСС" [Composition of the Central Committee of the RSDLP - RSDLP(b) - RCP(b) - VKP(b) - CPSU]. Knowbysight.info. Archived from the original on 31 March 2022. Retrieved 16 April 2022.

Bibliography