1938 Ukrainian Supreme Soviet election

Summary

Supreme Soviet elections were held in the Ukrainian SSR on 26 June 1938 to elect deputies to the Supreme Soviet.[1] They were held alongside elections to oblast councils and followed the national elections to the Supreme Soviet of the Soviet Union on 12 December 1937.[1]

1938 Ukrainian Supreme Soviet election

26 June 1938[1] 1947 →

All 304 seats in the Supreme Soviet[1]
  First party Second party
 
Leader Nikita Khrushchev Yakov Khomenko
Party Communist Party of Ukraine[1] Komsomol[1]

Elected Chairman of Parliament

Mikhail Burmistenko[1]
Communist Party

Background edit

A new Constitution of the Ukrainian SSR ("Stalin's Constitution") had been adopted in 1937.[1] Previously on 5 December 1936 at the 8th Extraordinary Congress of Soviets of the Soviet Union, there was already adopted the Constitution of the whole Union which became a base for development and adaptation of constitutions of union republics.[1] On resolution of Presidium of the All–Ukrainian Central Executive Committee (AUCEC) of 13 June 1936, there was established the AUCEC Constitutional Commission.[1] By prior decision of Politburo of Central Committee of the Communist Party (Bolsheviks) of Ukraine (CC CP(b)U), the Presidium approved personnel composition of the Constitutional Commission.[1] The developed draft of Constitution of the UkrSSR by the commission was submitted under existing practice to CC CP(b)U, Central Committee of the All-Union Communist Party (Bolsheviks) (CC VCP(b)), after which the agreed draft was reviewed by the AUCEC Presidium.[1] After the AUCEC Presidium approved the draft it decided to submit the draft for review to the 16th Extraordinary All-Ukrainian Congress of Soviets.[1]

Coincidentally in 1937 to Ukraine were dispatched three personal representatives of Stalin Vyacheslav Molotov, Nikolai Yezhov, and Nikita Khrushchev.[2] After their arrival in Ukraine were arrested and executed 17 members of government.[2] The chairman of Sovnarkom of the UkrSSR Panas Lyubchenko committed suicide.[2] The CC CP(b)U that was recently elected in 1937 at the XIII Party's congress was routed, 10 out of 11 members of Politburo along with 4 out of 5 candidate members perished, while all 9 members Orgburo were repressed.[2]

Results edit

Political affiliation edit

Social background edit

National background edit

  • Ukrainians – 61.5%[1]
  • Russians – 34.5%[1]
  • Other nationalities – 4%[1]

Gender background edit

  • Women – 26.6%[1]
  • Men – 73.4%[1]

List of deputies edit

incomplete list

References edit

  1. ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o p q r s t u v w x Verkhovna Rada of the Ukrainian SSR (Верховна Рада Української РСР). Lawbook.online.
  2. ^ a b c d Reform of state institutions of the UkrSSR based on the 1937 Constitution (Перебудова державних органів УРСР на основі Конституції 1937 р.). History of state and law in Ukraine.
  3. ^ Oleg Bulovich. (Теплоход «Ворошилов»). Vechernyaya Odessa. 20 June 2013

External links edit

  • List of deputies of Supreme Soviet of the Ukrainian SSR 1st convocation (1938 – 1947) (Список депутатов Верховного Совета Украинской ССР I созыва (1938 - 1947)). Handbook on history of the Communist Party and the Soviet Union 1898–1991.
  • The 1937 Constitution of the UkrSSR. Verkhovna Rada website.
  • Ukase of Presidium of the Verkhovna Rada of the UkrSSR of 21 January 1940 (Указ Президії Верховної Ради УРСР). Zbruc.