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Establishment Of The USSR.

Published on Nov 20, 2015

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PRESENTATION OUTLINE

THE ESTABLISHMENT OF THE USSR

UNION OF SOVIET SOCIALIST REPUBLICS.

EARLY 1922

  • Ukraine, Azerbaijan and Georgia tried to set up their own, nationalist governments..
  • In Ukraine, the Bolsheviks allied themselves with a Ukrainian socialist party called the Borotbists
  • After they took over the Ukrainian government they advanced further.
  • A huge Bolshevik army advanced on and conquered Azerbaijan, Armenia and Georgia.

23-27 DEC 1922

IN MOSCOW ON 23-27 DECEMBER 1922, THE TENTH ALL-RUSSIAN CONGRESS OF SOVIETS TOOK PLACE.

UNION TREATY FOR­MALLY JOINS RUS­SIA, UKRAINE, BELARUS, GEOR­GIA, ARME­NIA AND AZER­BAI­JAN.

"By forming our Union Republic we shall create a reliable bulwark against international capitalism" - Joseph Stalin.🇷🇺

STRUCTURE OF GOVERNMENT

  • The Soviet government was elected by the Congress of Soviets - elected by local Soviets.
  • Two parts of gov - the Central Executive Committee: 101 members, which ran the administration.
  • The Council of People's Commissars - legislative.
  • The government gradually became occupied by the Communist Party.
  • They had to pass whatever laws the Communists created.

The Bolsheviks successfully created a Communist state despite great opposition in the past.