Second All-Union Congress of Soviets

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The Second All-Union Congress of Soviets was held in Moscow from January 26 to February 2, 1924. On January 27 and 28, meetings were not held in connection with the funeral of Vladimir Lenin. 2124 delegates took part in the congress, 1540 of them with a decisive vote.[1]

Day order[]

Papers:

  • On the Constitution (Basic Law) of the Soviet Union;
  • The Perpetuation of the Memory of Vladimir Lenin;
  • On the Activities of the Soviet Government;
  • On the Budget of the Soviet Union;
  • On the Establishment of the Central Agricultural Bank.

Congress decisions[]

Elected at the congress[]

Documents accepted[]

The Second Congress formalized the basic legislation in which the Soviet Union was built upon when it approved the 1924 Constitution, the first of the Soviet Union.

References[]

  1. ^ Second Congress of Soviets of the Soviet Union // Great Soviet Encyclopedia: in 30 Volumes / Editor-in-Chief Alexander Prokhorov – 3rd Edition – Moscow: Soviet Encyclopedia, 1969–1978

External links[]

  • Second Congress of Soviets of the Union of Soviet Socialist Republics: Verbatim Report. Publishing House of the Central Executive Committee of the Soviet Union. 1924. p. 236.
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