Second All-Ukrainian Congress of Soviets

Second All-Ukrainian Congress of Soviets (Ukrainian: Другий Всеукраїнський з'їзд Рад) was a congress of Soviets (councils) of workers, peasants, Red-army-men deputies that took place in Katerynoslav (Dnipropetrovsk) on March 17-19, 1918.

Composition

There were 964 delegates. By the end of congress number of delegates increased to 1,250.

• Bolsheviks - 401
• Bolshevik supporters - 27
• Left SRs (Russia and Ukraine, with supporters) - 414
• USDLP (left wing) - 13
• Unaffiliated - 82
• others - 25

The presidium composition was:

• Bolsheviks - 4
• Left SRs (Russia) - 5
• Left SRs (Ukraine) - 1

Agenda

• current moment
  • deposition towards the Central Council of Ukraine
  • deposition towards war and peace
• organization of armed forces
• Ukraine and Russian SFSR
• government report
• land and finance issues
• election to the Central Executive Committee
• others

Decisions

Despite the sharp interfactional struggle all Bolshevik's resolution have passed.

• the congress approved the Treaty of Brest-Litovsk
• the congress declared independence of Ukraine and also announced that relationships of the Soviet republics will remain within the limits identified earlier
• (current moment) the congress condemned the policy of Central Council of Ukraine demanding withdrawal of the Austria-Germany troops from the territory of Ukraine and calls were placed to combat the widespread establishment of Soviet power. Representatives of left wing Ukrainian parties were proposing to seek a compromise with the Central Council of Ukraine with aim to consolidate national forces, but the majority did not support their propositions
• the congress passed a law about socialization of land that was adopted at the 3rd All-Russian Congress of Soviets, resolutions "About political system", decrees on 8-hour workday and workers' control, about organization of the Red Army of Ukraine

The congress elected 102 members to the Central Executive Committee (CVK):

• Bolsheviks - 47
• SRs (Russia and Ukraine) - 49
• left USDLP - 5
• Lewica - 1

The chairman of the CVK became Volodymyr Zatonsky.

External links

• Second All-Ukrainian Congress of Soviets at Ukrainian Soviet Encyclopedia
• Second All-Ukrainian Congress of Soviets at Encyclopedia of History of Ukraine