Supreme Soviet

Supreme Soviet of the USSR Верховный Совет СССР
Type
Type	Bicameral
Chambers	Soviet of Nationalities (Upper house) All-Union Congress of Soviets (Lower house)
History
Established	1938
Preceded by	Congress of Soviets (unicameral)
Leadership
Premier	Boris Kagarlitsky (CPSU-R)
Soviet of Nationalities Structure
Type	Upper house
Seats	750 (after 1998 election)
Chairman	Ilya Ponomarev (CPSU-R)
Without official factions shown: Soviet of Nationalities Government (714)   CPSU - 714 Opposition (36)   Democratic Union - 21   Independents - 15 With official factions shown: Factional Soviet of Nationalities Government (714)   CPSU-L - 169   CPSU-C - 51   CPSU-R - 266   CPSU-F - 228 Opposition (36)   Democratic Union - 21   Independents - 15
All-Union Congress of Soviets Structure
Type	Lower house
Seats	2500 (after 2010 election)
Chairman	Alexander Buzgalin (CPSU-R)
Without official factions shown: All-Union Congress of Soviets Government (2,454)   CPSU - 2,454 Opposition (46)   Democratic Union - 33   Independents - 13 With official factions shown: Factional Congress of Soviets Government (2,454)   CPSU-L - 852   CPSU-C - 251   CPSU-R - 905   CPSU-F - 446 Opposition (46)   Democratic Union - 33   Independents - 13
Elections
Voting System	Indirect (1924-1952) Direct (1952-present)
Congress of Soviets first election	1924
Soviet of Nationalities first election	1938
Last election	2018
Meeting Place
Kremlin Presidium Kremlin Presidium, Moscow, RSFSR Supreme Soviet Session Session in the Supreme Soviet, 2004