Council of People's Commissars (Ukraine)
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Council of People's Commissars of the Ukrainian SSR was the highest governing body of executive power in Ukrainian SSR
from January 1919 to 1946. The council replaced the Temporary Workers-Peasants Government of Ukraine. In 1919 during the advance of the Denikin's Army the role of the council was suspended and for a short period it was merged with the Central Executive Committee of Ukraine
and leadership of the Communist Party (Bolsheviks) of Ukraine forming the All-Ukrainian Revolutionary Committee.
. To solve the issue to Ukraine was sent Christian Rakovsky
who was appointed the new head of the Soviet government of Ukraine.
The initial composition of the council was based on the previous temporary government and consisted of 13 commissariats, the Council of National Economy, and the Supreme Socialist Inspection. Among its members were Antonov-Ovsiyenko, Bubnov, Voroshylov, Zharko, Zatonsky, Kotsyubynsky, Kviring, Magidov, Mezhlauk, Podvoisky, Rukhymovich, Sergeyev, Shlikhter, and others.
After liberation of Ukraine from Denikin's Army in February 1920 was introduced the new composition of the council.
Composition (Feb. 1920)
In December 1920 after signing a friendship treaty with the RSFSR the council also included several united ministries with the RSFSR that were guided from Moscow
. On July 13, 1923 Rakovsky was replaced with Vlas Chubar
and reassigned on a diplomatic mission. In 1920 there was created the Ukrainian Economical council that in 1923 was included into the Council of People's Commissars.
Ukrainian SSR
The Ukrainian Soviet Socialist Republic or in short, the Ukrainian SSR was a sovereign Soviet Socialist state and one of the fifteen constituent republics of the Soviet Union lasting from its inception in 1922 to the breakup in 1991...
from January 1919 to 1946. The council replaced the Temporary Workers-Peasants Government of Ukraine. In 1919 during the advance of the Denikin's Army the role of the council was suspended and for a short period it was merged with the Central Executive Committee of Ukraine
Central Executive Committee of Ukraine
Central Executive Committee of Ukraine was a representative body of the All-Ukrainian Congress of Soviets. It was the supreme legislative, administrative, executive controlling state power of the Soviet Ukraine between the sessions of the Congress of Soviets that acted between 1917 until 1938...
and leadership of the Communist Party (Bolsheviks) of Ukraine forming the All-Ukrainian Revolutionary Committee.
List of chairmen
- Christian RakovskyChristian RakovskyChristian Rakovsky was a Bulgarian socialist revolutionary, a Bolshevik politician and Soviet diplomat; he was also noted as a journalist, physician, and essayist...
- Vlas ChubarVlas ChubarVlas Yakovlevich Chubar was a Ukrainian Bolshevik revolutionary and a Soviet politician.-Early career:Chubar was born in Fedorovka, Yekaterinoslav Governorate, Russian Empire . He became a Marxist revolutionary early in life and joined the Bolshevik faction of the Russian Social Democratic Labor...
- Panas LyubchenkoPanas LyubchenkoPanas Petrovych Lyubchenko was a Ukrainian and Soviet politician, who served as the Chairman of the Council of People's Commissars of Ukrainian SSR from 1934 to 1937.-Biography:...
- Mykhailo BondarenkoMykhailo BondarenkoMykhailo Ilyich Bondarenko was a Ukrainian and Soviet politician, who served as the Chairman of the Council of People's Commissars of Ukrainian SSR from August to October of 1937.-Biography:...
- Dem'yan KorotchenkoDemyan KorotchenkoDemian Serhiyovych Korotchenko was a Ukrainian and Soviet politician, who twice served as the head of government of Ukrainian SSR .-Biography:...
- Leonid KorniyetsLeonid KorniyetsLeonid Romanovych Korniyets was a Ukrainian and Soviet politician, who served as the head of government of Ukrainian SSR from 1939 to 1944.-Biography:...
- Nikita KhrushchevNikita KhrushchevNikita Sergeyevich Khrushchev led the Soviet Union during part of the Cold War. He served as First Secretary of the Communist Party of the Soviet Union from 1953 to 1964, and as Chairman of the Council of Ministers, or Premier, from 1958 to 1964...
General overview
The Council of People's Commissars was created on January 29, 1919 after Leonid Pyatakov was unable to find compromise with members of his government (Temporary Workers-Peasants Government of Ukraine). There was a political struggle between Pyatakov and Fyodor SergeyevFyodor Sergeyev
Fyodor Andreyevich Sergeyev , better known as Comrade Artyom , was a Russian revolutionary, Soviet politician, agitator, and journalist. He was a close friend of Sergei Kirov and Stalin...
. To solve the issue to Ukraine was sent Christian Rakovsky
Christian Rakovsky
Christian Rakovsky was a Bulgarian socialist revolutionary, a Bolshevik politician and Soviet diplomat; he was also noted as a journalist, physician, and essayist...
who was appointed the new head of the Soviet government of Ukraine.
The initial composition of the council was based on the previous temporary government and consisted of 13 commissariats, the Council of National Economy, and the Supreme Socialist Inspection. Among its members were Antonov-Ovsiyenko, Bubnov, Voroshylov, Zharko, Zatonsky, Kotsyubynsky, Kviring, Magidov, Mezhlauk, Podvoisky, Rukhymovich, Sergeyev, Shlikhter, and others.
| Office | Name minister | Notes |
|---|---|---|
| Chairman Prime Minister of Ukraine The Prime Minister of Ukraine is Ukraine's head of government presiding over the Cabinet of Ministers of Ukraine, which is the highest body of the executive branch of the Ukrainian government.... |
Rakovsky | |
| Military Commissars | Podvoisky Mezhlauk |
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| Council of National Economy | Pyatakov Kviring Rukhymovich |
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| Cheka | Voroshilov | |
| Rev-Mil Council | Antonov | commander |
| Kotsyubynsky | ||
| Internal Affairs | Averin | |
| Soviet Propaganda | Artem | |
| Labor | Magidov | |
| Finance | Zemit | |
| Justice | Khmelnytsky | |
| Cherny | Member of Collegium | |
| Agriculture | Kalegayev | (temp. Rakovsky) |
| Socialist Inspection and State Control | Skrypnyk | |
| Galkin | Member of Collegium | |
| Provision | Shlikhter Bubnov |
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| Foreign Affairs | Balabanova |
After liberation of Ukraine from Denikin's Army in February 1920 was introduced the new composition of the council.
Composition (Feb. 1920)
- Rakovsky, Narkom of Internal Affairs
- Manuilsky, Narkom of Land Affairs
- Hrynko, Narkom of Enlightenment
- Vladymirov, Narkom of Provision
- Terletsky, Narkom of Jusice
- Paderin, Narkom of Social Security
- Kost, Narkom of Health Care
- Chubar, representative of the Higher Council of National Economy of RSFSR
In December 1920 after signing a friendship treaty with the RSFSR the council also included several united ministries with the RSFSR that were guided from Moscow
Moscow
Moscow is the capital, the most populous city, and the most populous federal subject of Russia. The city is a major political, economic, cultural, scientific, religious, financial, educational, and transportation centre of Russia and the continent...
. On July 13, 1923 Rakovsky was replaced with Vlas Chubar
Vlas Chubar
Vlas Yakovlevich Chubar was a Ukrainian Bolshevik revolutionary and a Soviet politician.-Early career:Chubar was born in Fedorovka, Yekaterinoslav Governorate, Russian Empire . He became a Marxist revolutionary early in life and joined the Bolshevik faction of the Russian Social Democratic Labor...
and reassigned on a diplomatic mission. In 1920 there was created the Ukrainian Economical council that in 1923 was included into the Council of People's Commissars.
External links
- Council of People's Commissars of Ukrainian SSR
- Soviet governments in Ukraine
- Handbook on the history of Ukraine
- Ukrainian Economic Council
- List of articles on the Soviet bodies of state government
- Historical overlook on the formation of the Soviet state and Ukrainian Soviet republic
- Historical documents of the Ukrainian Soviet government