Supreme Soviet of the Soviet Union

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former political institution legislature parliament unicameral legislature

The Supreme Soviet of the Soviet Union was the highest legislative body and nominal supreme authority of the USSR, functioning as its national parliament from 1938 until the country's dissolution in 1991.

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Label	Occurrences
Supreme Soviet of the Soviet Union canonical	42
Supreme Soviet of the USSR	31
Soviet of the Union	3
Soviet of Nationalities	2
Soviet of Republics of the Supreme Soviet of the USSR	2
supreme soviet	1
Верховный Совет СССР	1

How this entity was disambiguated

This entity first appeared as the object of triple T18381 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.

NED1 Entity disambiguation (via context triple) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07

Target entity: Supreme Soviet of the Soviet Union
Context triple: [Soviet Union, legislature, Supreme Soviet of the Soviet Union]

A. Soviet Union
The Soviet Union was a socialist superpower that dominated Eastern Europe and led the communist bloc during the Cold War.
B. United Nations
The United Nations is an international organization founded in 1945 that brings together most of the world’s countries to promote peace, security, cooperation, and human rights.
C. United States Congress
The United States Congress is the bicameral legislative branch of the federal government of the United States, responsible for making national laws, approving budgets, and overseeing the executive branch.
D. National Congress of Chile
The National Congress of Chile is the country's bicameral legislative body, composed of the Senate and the Chamber of Deputies, responsible for making and revising national laws.
E. Parliament of Great Britain
The Parliament of Great Britain was the supreme legislative body formed in 1707 that united the English and Scottish parliaments, governing Great Britain until it was replaced by the Parliament of the United Kingdom in 1801.
F. None of above. chosen
G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.

NED2 Entity disambiguation (via description) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07

Target entity: Supreme Soviet of the Soviet Union
Target entity description: The Supreme Soviet of the Soviet Union was the highest legislative body and nominal supreme authority of the USSR, functioning as its national parliament from 1938 until the country's dissolution in 1991.

A. Soviet Union
The Soviet Union was a socialist superpower that dominated Eastern Europe and led the communist bloc during the Cold War.
B. United Nations
The United Nations is an international organization founded in 1945 that brings together most of the world’s countries to promote peace, security, cooperation, and human rights.
C. United States Congress
The United States Congress is the bicameral legislative branch of the federal government of the United States, responsible for making national laws, approving budgets, and overseeing the executive branch.
D. National Congress of Chile
The National Congress of Chile is the country's bicameral legislative body, composed of the Senate and the Chamber of Deputies, responsible for making and revising national laws.
E. Parliament of Great Britain
The Parliament of Great Britain was the supreme legislative body formed in 1707 that united the English and Scottish parliaments, governing Great Britain until it was replaced by the Parliament of the United Kingdom in 1801.
F. None of above. chosen

Statements (48)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	former political institution ⓘ legislature ⓘ parliament ⓘ unicameral legislature ⓘ
appliesToJurisdiction	USSR ⓘ linked to: Soviet Union
capital	Moscow ⓘ
chamber	Soviet of Nationalities ⓘ linked to: Supreme Soviet of the Soviet Union Soviet of the Union ⓘ linked to: Supreme Soviet of the Soviet Union
composedOf	Soviet of Nationalities ⓘ linked to: Supreme Soviet of the Soviet Union Soviet of the Union ⓘ linked to: Supreme Soviet of the Soviet Union
controlledBy	Communist Party of the Soviet Union ⓘ
country	Soviet Union ⓘ
deFactoStatus	rubber-stamp legislature ⓘ
deJureStatus	supreme organ of state power ⓘ
dissolved	1991 ⓘ
endTime	1991 ⓘ
firstElection	1937 Soviet legislative election ⓘ
historicalEra	Cold War ⓘ
inception	1938 ⓘ
jurisdiction	Union of Soviet Socialist Republics ⓘ linked to: Soviet Union
lastElection	1989 Soviet legislative election ⓘ
legalBasis	1936 Constitution of the Soviet Union ⓘ 1977 Constitution of the Soviet Union ⓘ
legislativeBodyFor	Soviet Union ⓘ
legislativePeriod	convocations lasting about four to five years ⓘ
location	Moscow ⓘ
meetingPlace	Grand Kremlin Palace ⓘ linked to: Kremlin Kremlin ⓘ
numberOfChambers	2 ⓘ
officialLanguage	Russian ⓘ
power	amendment of the Constitution of the USSR ⓘ approval of state plans and budgets ⓘ election of the Council of Ministers of the USSR ⓘ election of the Presidium of the Supreme Soviet ⓘ enactment of laws of the USSR ⓘ
precededBy	All-Russian Central Executive Committee ⓘ linked to: Congress of Soviets of the Soviet Union Central Executive Committee of the Soviet Union ⓘ
replaced	Congress of Soviets of the Soviet Union ⓘ
replacedBy	Congress of People's Deputies of the Soviet Union ⓘ
role	highest legislative body of the Soviet Union ⓘ national parliament of the Soviet Union ⓘ nominal supreme authority of the Soviet Union ⓘ
significantEvent	adoption of the 1977 Soviet Constitution ⓘ declaration of the dissolution of the Soviet Union in 1991 ⓘ
startTime	1938 ⓘ
subordinateBody	Council of Ministers of the Soviet Union ⓘ Presidium of the Supreme Soviet of the Soviet Union ⓘ linked to: Presidium of the Supreme Soviet of the USSR
votingSystem	indirect elections dominated by the Communist Party ⓘ

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Referenced by (82)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Soviet Union → legislature → Supreme Soviet of the Soviet Union ⓘ

Hero of Socialist Labour → conferredBy → Supreme Soviet of the USSR ⓘ

linked to: Supreme Soviet of the Soviet Union

Supreme Soviet of the Soviet Union → composedOf → Soviet of the Union ⓘ

linked to: Supreme Soviet of the Soviet Union

Supreme Soviet of the Soviet Union → composedOf → Soviet of Nationalities ⓘ

linked to: Supreme Soviet of the Soviet Union

Supreme Soviet of the Soviet Union → chamber → Soviet of the Union ⓘ

linked to: Supreme Soviet of the Soviet Union

Supreme Soviet of the Soviet Union → chamber → Soviet of Nationalities ⓘ

linked to: Supreme Soviet of the Soviet Union

Council of Ministers of the Soviet Union → subordinateTo → Supreme Soviet of the Soviet Union ⓘ

Council of Ministers of the Soviet Union → accountableTo → Supreme Soviet of the Soviet Union ⓘ

Council of Ministers of the Soviet Union → reportedTo → Supreme Soviet of the Soviet Union ⓘ

Supreme Court of the Soviet Union → subordinateTo → Supreme Soviet of the Soviet Union ⓘ

Supreme Court of the Soviet Union → reportsTo → Supreme Soviet of the Soviet Union ⓘ

1936 Constitution of the Soviet Union → legislativeBodyEstablished → Supreme Soviet of the USSR ⓘ

linked to: Supreme Soviet of the Soviet Union

1936 Constitution of the Soviet Union → createdChamber → Soviet of the Union ⓘ

linked to: Supreme Soviet of the Soviet Union

1937 Soviet legislative election → legislativeBody → Supreme Soviet of the Soviet Union ⓘ

Presidium of the Supreme Soviet of the USSR → partOf → Supreme Soviet of the USSR ⓘ

linked to: Supreme Soviet of the Soviet Union

Presidium of the Supreme Soviet of the USSR → reportsTo → Supreme Soviet of the USSR ⓘ

linked to: Supreme Soviet of the Soviet Union

1977 Constitution of the Soviet Union → adoptedBy → Supreme Soviet of the Soviet Union ⓘ

Congress of People's Deputies of the Soviet Union → hadLowerHouseRoleFor → Supreme Soviet of the Soviet Union ⓘ

Congress of People's Deputies of the Soviet Union → couldElect → Supreme Soviet of the Soviet Union ⓘ

Congress of Soviets of the Soviet Union → followedBy → Supreme Soviet of the Soviet Union ⓘ

Congress of Soviets of the Soviet Union → replacedBy → Supreme Soviet of the Soviet Union ⓘ

Politburo of the Communist Party of the Soviet Union → deFactoSupremacyOver → Supreme Soviet of the Soviet Union ⓘ

Soviet armed forces → subordinateTo → Supreme Soviet of the Soviet Union ⓘ

Central Executive Committee of the Soviet Union → replacedBy → Supreme Soviet of the Soviet Union ⓘ

Central Executive Committee of the Soviet Union → replacedByBody → Supreme Soviet of the Soviet Union ⓘ

Soviet government → legislativeBody → Supreme Soviet of the USSR ⓘ

linked to: Supreme Soviet of the Soviet Union

Constitution of the Soviet Union → governingBody → Supreme Soviet of the Soviet Union ⓘ

Constitution of the Soviet Union → establishes → Supreme Soviet of the Soviet Union ⓘ

First Deputy Chairman of the Presidium of the Supreme Soviet of the USSR → appointedBy → Supreme Soviet of the USSR ⓘ

linked to: Supreme Soviet of the Soviet Union

Supreme Soviet of the Russian SFSR → subordinateTo → Supreme Soviet of the Soviet Union ⓘ

Ministry of Defense of the USSR → subordinateTo → Supreme Soviet of the USSR ⓘ

linked to: Supreme Soviet of the Soviet Union

Declaration No. 142-Н of the Soviet of Republics of the Supreme Soviet of the USSR → legislativeBody → Soviet of Republics of the Supreme Soviet of the USSR ⓘ

linked to: Supreme Soviet of the Soviet Union

Declaration No. 142-Н of the Soviet of Republics of the Supreme Soviet of the USSR → adoptedBy → Soviet of Republics of the Supreme Soviet of the USSR ⓘ

linked to: Supreme Soviet of the Soviet Union

Declaration No. 142-Н of the Soviet of Republics of the Supreme Soviet of the USSR → adoptedBy → Supreme Soviet of the USSR ⓘ

linked to: Supreme Soviet of the Soviet Union

Constitutional Oversight Committee of the USSR → reportsTo → Supreme Soviet of the USSR ⓘ

linked to: Supreme Soviet of the Soviet Union

Head of Government of the Soviet Union → appointedBy → Supreme Soviet of the Soviet Union ⓘ

Head of Government of the Soviet Union → confirmedBy → Supreme Soviet of the Soviet Union ⓘ

Head of Government of the Soviet Union → subordinateTo → Supreme Soviet of the Soviet Union ⓘ

Chairman of the Presidium of the Supreme Soviet → partOf → Supreme Soviet of the Soviet Union ⓘ

Chairman of the Presidium of the Supreme Soviet → appointedBy → Supreme Soviet of the Soviet Union ⓘ

Soviet of Nationalities → partOf → Supreme Soviet of the USSR ⓘ

linked to: Supreme Soviet of the Soviet Union

Chairman of the Council of Ministers of the Soviet Union → appointedBy → Supreme Soviet of the Soviet Union ⓘ

subject linked to: Chairman of the Council of Ministers

Chairman of the Council of Ministers of the Soviet Union → reportsTo → Supreme Soviet of the Soviet Union ⓘ

subject linked to: Chairman of the Council of Ministers

Strategic Arms Reduction Treaty → ratifiedBy → Supreme Soviet of the USSR ⓘ

linked to: Supreme Soviet of the Soviet Union

Mikhail Sholokhov → memberOf → Supreme Soviet of the USSR ⓘ

linked to: Supreme Soviet of the Soviet Union

Minister of Foreign Trade of the Soviet Union → appointedBy → Supreme Soviet of the Soviet Union ⓘ

office of General Secretary of the CPSU → linkedInstitution → Supreme Soviet of the Soviet Union ⓘ

Soviet Socialist Republics → centralGovernment → Supreme Soviet of the USSR ⓘ

linked to: Supreme Soviet of the Soviet Union

Decree of the Presidium of the Supreme Soviet of the USSR of 10 October 1943 → legislativeBody → Supreme Soviet of the USSR ⓘ

linked to: Supreme Soviet of the Soviet Union

State Defense Committee → foundedBy → Supreme Soviet of the USSR ⓘ

linked to: Supreme Soviet of the Soviet Union

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