Congress of People’s Deputies of Russia
- Congress of People’s Deputies of Russia
Originally known as the Congress of People’s Deputies of the
Russian Soviet Federative Socialist Republic, the Congress of People’s Deputies was the supreme governing body of Russia from 1990 until 1993 when it was abolished by
Boris Yeltsin in the midst of the
constitutional crisis of 1993. It was succeeded by the bicameral
Federal Assembly of Russia. The Congress was responsible for electing the
Supreme Soviet of the Russian Federation, a legislative body that governed the country between the congressional sessions.
Historical Dictionary of the Russian Federation.
Robert A. Saunders and Vlad Strukov.
2010.
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