What was the Council of Ministers of the Union of Soviet Socialist Republics?
Q: What was the Council of Ministers of the Union of Soviet Socialist Republics?
A: The Council of Ministers of the Union of Soviet Socialist Republics was legally the Soviet government, the highest executive and administrative body of the Soviet Union.
Q: What was the role of the council?
A: The council could issue declarations and instructions based on the laws of the USSR, and all territories and republics within the Union had to follow them.
Q: Was the council the most powerful state institution?
A: No, the most important state issues were made by joint declarations with the Central Committee of the Communist Party of the Soviet Union (CPSU), which was de facto more powerful than the Council of Ministers.
Q: When was the Council of Ministers replaced?
A: The Council of Ministers was replaced in 1991 by the Cabinet of Ministers of the USSR.
Q: What happened to the Cabinet of Ministers of the USSR?
A: The Cabinet of Ministers of the USSR was dissolved only months later when the Soviet Union ceased to exist.
Q: What is the abbreviation for the Council of Ministers of the Union of Soviet Socialist Republics?
A: The abbreviation for the Council of Ministers of the Union of Soviet Socialist Republics is "Sovmin" or "Soviet of Ministers".
Q: What kind of instructions could the council issue?
A: The council could issue declarations and instructions based on the laws of the USSR, and all territories and republics within the Union had to follow them.
