Central Committee of the 12th Congress of the Russian Communist Party (Bolsheviks)
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The Central Committee (CC) composition was elected by the 12th Congress, and sat from 25 April 1923 until 31 May 1924. The CC 1st Plenary Session renewed the composition of the Politburo, Secretariat and the Organizational Bureau (OB) of the Russian Communist Party (Bolsheviks).
Secretariat: 6 members
Orgburo: 9 full & 5 candidates
Central Committee of the 12th Congress | |
|---|---|
Meeting hall of the 12th Party Congress | |
| 25 April 1923 â 31 May 1924 | |
| Leadership | |
| General Secretary | Joseph Stalin |
| Second Secretary | Vyacheslav Molotov |
| Inner-groups | Politburo: 7 full & 4 candidates Secretariat: 6 members Orgburo: 9 full & 5 candidates |
| Candidates | |
Plenums
The CC was not a permanent institution. It convened plenary sessions, of which ten CC plenary sessions and one joint CCâCentral Control Commission (CCC) plenary sessions were held between the 12th Congress and the 13th Congress. When the CC was not in session, decision-making powers were transferred to inner bodies of the CC itself; the Politburo, Secretariat and Orgburo (none of these bodies were permanent either, but convened several times a months).[1]
| Plenum | Date | Length |
|---|---|---|
| 1st Plenary Session | 26 April 1923 | 1 day |
| 2nd Plenary Session | 26â27 June 1923 | 2 days |
| 3rd Plenary Session | 4 July 1923 | 1 day |
| 4th Plenary Session | 23â25 September 1923 | 3 days |
| Joint Plenary Session | 25â27 October 1923 | 3 days |
| 5th Plenary Session | 14â15 January 1924 | 2 days |
| 6th Plenary Session | 21â22 January 1924 | 2 days |
| 7th Plenary Session | 29, 31 January 1924 | 2 days |
| 8th Plenary Session | 3 February 1924 | 1 day |
| 9th Plenary Session | 31 March â 2 April 1924 | 3 days |
| 10th Plenary Session | 21 May 1924 | 1 day |
Apparatus
Individuals employed by Central Committee's bureaus, departments and newspapers made up the apparatus between the 12th Congress and the 13th Congress.[2] The bureaus and departments were supervised by the Secretariat, and each secretary (member of the Secretariat) supervised a specific department.[3] The leaders of departments were officially referred to as Heads, while the titles of bureau leaders varied between chairman, first secretary and secretary.[4]
| Institution | Leader | Cyrillic | Took office | Left office | Length of tenure | Nationality | Gender |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Accounting and Distribution Department | Vilhelm Knorin | ÐилÑгеÌлÑм ÐноÌÑин | 25 April 1923 | 31 May 1924 | 1 year and 36 days | Latvian | Male |
| Administrator of Affairs | Ivan Ksenofontov | Ðван ÐÑеноÑонÑов | 25 April 1923 | 31 May 1924 | 1 year and 36 days | Greek[8] | Male |
| Agitation and Propaganda Department | Andrei Bubnov | ÐндÑей ÐÑбнов | 25 April 1923 | 31 May 1924 | 1 year and 36 days | Russian | Male |
| Bolshevik | Nikolai Bukharin | ÐиколаÌй ÐÑÑ Ð°ÌÑин | 3 January 1924 | 31 May 1924 | 149 days | Russian | Male |
| Bureau of the Secretariat | â | â | â | â | â | â | â |
| Central Asian Bureau | JÄnis Rudzutaks | Ян Ð ÑдзÑÑак | 25 April 1923 | 31 May 1924 | 1 year and 36 days | Latvian | Male |
| Department for Work Among Women | Sofia Smidovich | СоÑÑÑ Ð¡Ð¼Ð¸Ð´Ð¾Ð²Ð¸Ñ | 25 April 1923 | 31 May 1924 | 1 year and 36 days | Russian | Female |
| Department of Party History | Mikhail Olminsky | ÐÐ¸Ñ Ð°Ð¸Ð» ÐлÑминÑкий | 25 April 1923 | 31 May 1924 | 1 year and 36 days | Russian | Male |
| Far Eastern Bureau | Nikolai Kubyak | Ðиколай ÐÑбÑк | 25 April 1923 | 31 May 1924 | 1 year and 36 days | Russian | Male |
| Finance Department | M.I. Ruski | Ð. Ð. РаÑкин | 25 April 1923 | 31 May 1924 | 1 year and 36 days | Russian | Male |
| Head of the Administration of Central Committee Affairs | Alexander Poskrebyshev | ÐлекÑÐ°Ð½Ð´Ñ ÐоÑкÑÑбÑÑев | 25 April 1923 | 31 May 1924 | 1 year and 36 days | Russian | Male |
| North-West Bureau | Ivan Moskvin | Ðван ÐоÑквин | 25 April 1923 | 31 May 1924 | 1 year and 36 days | Russian | Male |
| Organizational and Instructional Department | Lazar Kaganovich | ÐазаÑÑ ÐÐ°Ð³Ð°Ð½Ð¾Ð²Ð¸Ñ | 25 April 1923 | 27 July 1923 | 93 days | Jewish[9][10][11] | Male |
| Ivan Korotkov | Ðван ÐоÑоÑков | 27 July 1923 | 31 May 1924 | 309 days | Russian | Male | |
| Pravda | Nikolai Bukharin | ÐиколаÌй ÐÑÑ Ð°ÌÑин | 25 April 1923 | 31 May 1924 | 1 year and 36 days | Russian | Male |
| Press Department | Yakov Yakovlev | ЯÌков ЯÌковлев | February 1924 | 31 May 1924 | 120 days | Jewish[12] | Male |
| Siberian Bureau | Stanislav Kosior | СÑаниÑлав ÐоÑÐ¸Ð¾Ñ | 25 April 1923 | 31 May 1924 | 1 year and 36 days | Polish | Male |
| South-East Bureau | Anastas Mikoyan | ÐнаÑÑÐ°Ñ ÐикоÑн | 25 April 1923 | 31 May 1924 | 1 year and 36 days | Armenian | Male |
| Statistical Department | Stanislav Strumilin | СÑаниÑлаÌв СÑÑÑмиÌлин | 25 April 1923 | 31 May 1924 | 1 year and 36 days | Russian | Male |
| Ural Bureau | Moisei Kharitonov | ÐоиÑей ХаÑиÑонов | 25 April 1923 | 1923 | 250 days | Jewish[13] | Male |
Composition
Members
| Name | Cyrillic | 11th CC | 13th CC | Birth | Death | PM | Nationality | Gender | Portrait |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Andrey Andreyev | ÐндÑей ÐндÑеев | Old | Reelected | 1895 | 1971 | 1914 | Russian | Male | |
| Nikolai Bukharin | ÐиколаÌй ÐÑÑ Ð°ÌÑин | Old | Reelected | 1888 | 1938 | 1906 | Russian | Male | |
| Vlas Chubar | ÐÐ»Ð°Ñ Ð§ÑÐ±Ð°Ñ | Old | Reelected | 1891 | 1939 | 1907 | Ukrainian | Male | |
| Felix Dzerzhinsky | ФеÌÐ»Ð¸ÐºÑ ÐзеÑжиÌнÑкий | Old | Reelected | 1877 | 1926 | 1906 | Polish | Male | |
| Mikhail Frunze | ÐÐ¸Ñ Ð°Ð¸Ð» ФÑÑнзе | Old | Reelected | 1885 | 1925 | 1904 | Romanian-Russian | Male | |
| Mikhail Kalinin | ÐÐ¸Ñ Ð°Ð¸Ð» Ðалинин | Old | Reelected | 1875 | 1946 | 1898 | Russian | Male | |
| Lev Kamenev | Ðев ÐаÌменев | Old | Reelected | 1883 | 1936 | 1901 | Jewish-Russian | Male | |
| Moisei Kharitonov | ÐоиÑей ХаÑиÑонов | New | Reelected | 1887 | 1938 | 1905 | Jewish[13] | Male | |
| Sergey Kirov | СеÑгеÌй ÐиÌÑов | Candidate | Reelected | 1886 | 1934 | 1904 | Russian | Male | |
| Nikolay Komarov | Ðиколай ÐомаÑов | Candidate | Reelected | 1886 | 1937 | 1909 | Russian | Male | |
| Ivan Korotkov | Ðван ÐоÑоÑков | Old | Not | 1885 | 1949 | 1905 | Russian | Male | â |
| Nikolai Kubyak | Ðиколай ÐÑбÑк | New | Not | 1881 | 1937 | 1898 | Russian | Male | |
| Emanuel Kviring | ÐмманÑил ÐвиÑинг | New | Reelected | 1888 | 1937 | 1912 | Volga German | Male | |
| Mikhail Lashevich | ÐлекÑÐ°Ð½Ð´Ñ ÐÑиниÑкий | New | Reelected | 1884 | 1937 | 1901 | Jewish[18][19] | Male | ![]() |
| Vladimir Lenin | ÐÐ»Ð°Ð´Ð¸Ð¼Ð¸Ñ Ðенин | Old | Died | 1870 | 1924 | 1898 | Russian | Male | |
| Dmitry Manuilsky | ÐмиÑÑо ÐанÑÑлÑÑÑкий | Candidate | Reelected | 1883 | 1959 | 1903 | Ukrainian | Male | |
| Vasily Mikhailov | ÐаÑилий ÐÐ¸Ñ Ð°Ð¹Ð»Ð¾Ð² | Candidate | Reelected | 1894 | 1937 | 1915 | Russian | Male | |
| Anastas Mikoyan | ÐнаÑÑÐ°Ñ ÐикоÑн | Candidate | Reelected | 1895 | 1978 | 1915 | Armenian | Male | |
| Vyacheslav Molotov | ÐÑÑеÑлав ÐолоÑов | Old | Reelected | 1890 | 1986 | 1906 | Russian | Male | |
| Grigol Ordzhonikidze | ÐÑигоÌÑий ÐÑджоникиÌдзе | Old | Reelected | 1886 | 1937 | 1903 | Georgian | Male | |
| Grigory Petrovsky | ÐÑигоÌÑÑй ÐеÑÑоÌвÑÑкий | Old | Reelected | 1878 | 1958 | 1898 | Ukrainian | Male | |
| Georgy Pyatakov | ЮÑÑй Ð'ÑÑаков | Candidate | Reelected | 1890 | 1937 | 1910 | Russian | Male | |
| Karl Radek | ÐаÑл Радек | Old | Not | 1885 | 1939 | 1903 | Jewish[19][20] | Male | |
| Christian Rakovsky | Ð¥ÑиÑÑиан РаковÑкий | Old | Reelected | 1873 | 1941 | 1917 | Bulgarian | Male | |
| JÄnis Rudzutaks | Ян Ð ÑдзÑÑак | Old | Reelected | 1887 | 1938 | 1905 | Latvian | Male | |
| Alexei Rykov | ÐлекÑей Ð Ñков | Old | Reelected | 1881 | 1938 | 1899 | Russian | Male | |
| Alexander Smirnov | ÐлекÑÐ°Ð½Ð´Ñ Ð¡Ð¼Ð¸Ñнов | Old | Reelected | 1878 | 1938 | 1898 | Russian | Male | |
| Grigori Sokolnikov | ÐÑигоÑий СоколÑников | Old | Reelected | 1888 | 1938 | 1905 | Jewish[21][22] | Male | |
| Joseph Stalin | ÐоÌÑÐ¸Ñ Ð¡ÑаÌлин | Old | Reelected | 1878 | 1953 | 1898 | Georgian | Male | |
| Daniil Sulimov | Ðаниил СÑлимов | Candidate | Reelected | 1890 | 1937 | 1905 | Russian | Male | |
| Mikhail Tomsky | ÐÐ¸Ñ Ð°Ð¸Ð» ТомÑкий | Old | Reelected | 1880 | 1936 | 1904 | Russian | Male | |
| Leon Trotsky | Ðев ТÑоÌÑкий | Old | Reelected | 1879 | 1940 | 1917 | Jewish[19][23] | Male | |
| Alexander Tsiurupa | ÐлекÑаÌÐ½Ð´Ñ Ð¦ÑÑÑÌпа | New | Reelected | 1870 | 1928 | 1898 | Ukrainian | Male | |
| Nikolai Uglanov | Ðиколай Угланов | New | Reelected | 1886 | 1937 | 1907 | Russian | Male | |
| Konstantin Ukhanov | ÐонÑÑанÑин Ð£Ñ Ð°Ð½Ð¾Ð² | New | Reelected | 1891 | 1937 | 1907 | Russian | Male | |
| Kliment Voroshilov | ÐÐ»Ð¸Ð¼ÐµÐ½Ñ ÐоÑоÑилов | Old | Reelected | 1881 | 1969 | 1903 | Russian | Male | |
| Grigory Yevdokimov | ÐÑигоÑий Ðвдокимов | New | Reelected | 1884 | 1936 | 1903 | Russian | Male | |
| Isaak Zelensky | ÐÑаак ÐеленÑкий | Old | Reelected | 1890 | 1937 | 1906 | Jewish[22][24] | Male | |
| Pyotr Zalutsky | ÐеÑÑо ÐалÑÑÑкий | New | Reelected | 1887 | 1937 | 1907 | Russian | Male | |
| Grigory Zinoviev | ÐÑигоÌÑий ÐиноÌвÑев | Old | Reelected | 1883 | 1936 | 1901 | Jewish[17][16] | Male |
Candidates
| Name | Cyrillic | 11th CC | 13th CC | Birth | Death | PM | Nationality | Gender | Portrait |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aleksei Badayev | ÐлекÑей Ðадаев | Candidate | Candidate | 1883 | 1951 | 1904 | Russian | Male | |
| Andrei Bubnov | ÐндÑей ÐÑбнов | Candidate | Member | 1884 | 1938 | 1903 | Russian | Male | |
| Mikhail Chudov | ÐÐ¸Ñ Ð°Ð¸Ð» ЧÑдов | New | Candidate | 1893 | 1937 | 1913 | Russian | Male | â |
| Lazar Kaganovich | ÐазаÑÑ ÐÐ°Ð³Ð°Ð½Ð¾Ð²Ð¸Ñ | New | Member | 1893 | 1991 | 1911 | Jewish[9][10][11] | Male | |
| Nikolay Kolotilov | Ðиколай ÐолоÑилов | New | Member | 1885 | 1937 | 1903 | Russian | Male | â |
| Stanislav Kosior | СÑаниÑлав ÐоÑÐ¸Ð¾Ñ | New | Member | 1889 | 1939 | 1907 | Polish | Male | |
| Dmitry Lebed | ÐмиÑÑий ÐÐµÐ±ÐµÐ´Ñ | Candidate | Not | 1893 | 1937 | 1909 | Russian | Male | |
| Ivan Lepse | Ðван ÐепÑе | Candidate | Not | 1889 | 1929 | 1904 | Latvian | Male | â |
| Alexander Miasnikian | ÐлекÑÐ°Ð½Ð´Ñ ÐÑÑников | New | Candidate | 1886 | 1925 | 1906 | Armenian | Male | |
| Ivan Morozov | Ðван ÐоÑозов | New | Candidate | 1889 | 1957 | 1908 | Russian | Male | â |
| Ivan Moskvin | Ðван ÐоÑквин | New | Candidate | 1890 | 1937 | 1911 | Russian | Male | |
| Nariman Narimanov | ÐаÑимаÌнов ÐаÑимаÌн | New | Candidate | 1870 | 1925 | 1905 | Azerbaijani | Male | |
| Mamia Orakhelashvili | ÐÐ°Ð¼Ð¸Ñ ÐÑÐ°Ñ ÐµÐ»Ð°Ñвили | New | Candidate | 1888 | 1937 | 1903 | Georgian | Male | |
| Ivan Rumyantsev | Ðван Ð ÑмÑнÑев | New | Member | 1886 | 1937 | 1905 | Russian | Male | |
| Turar Ryskulov | ТÑÑÐ°Ñ Ð ÑÑкÑлов | New | Not | 1894 | 1938 | 1917 | Kazakh | Male | |
| Mykola Skrypnyk | Ðикола СкÑипник | New | Candidate | 1872 | 1933 | 1898 | Ukrainian | Male | |
| Mikhail Uryvayev | ÐÐ¸Ñ Ð°Ð¸Ð» УÑÑваев | New | Candidate | 1887 | 1937 | 1917 | Russian | Male | â |
