Supreme Soviet of the Lithuanian Soviet Socialist Republic information
Legislature of the Lithuanian SSR (1940–1990)
"Supreme Soviet of Lithuania" redirects here. For the 1990–1992 legislative body, see Supreme Council – Reconstituent Seimas.
Supreme Soviet of the Lithuanian SSR
Lietuvos TSR Aukščiausioji Taryba Верховный Совет Литовской ССР
Lithuanian SSR (1940–1941, 1944–1990)
Coat of arms of the Lithuanian Soviet Socialist Republic
Type
Type
Supreme Soviet[1]
History
Established
1940 1947 (Re-established)
Disbanded
1941 (Nazi occupation) 1990 (Declaration of independence)
Preceded by
People's Seimas
Succeeded by
Supreme Council – Reconstituent Seimas
Elections
Last election
1990
Meeting place
Russian Drama Theatre of Lithuania, Vilnius (1947–1981) Soviet Palace, Vilnius (1981–1990, pictured)
The Supreme Soviet of the Lithuanian SSR (Lithuanian: Lietuvos TSR Aukščiausioji Taryba; Russian: Верховный Совет Литовской ССР, Verkhovnyy Sovet Litovskoy SSR) was the supreme soviet (main legislative institution) of the Lithuanian SSR, one of the republics constituting the Soviet Union. The Supreme Soviet was established in August 1940 when the People's Seimas declared itself the provisional Supreme Soviet. According to the constitution it was very similar to modern democratic parliaments: it was elected every four (later five) years and had the power to create, amend and ratify the constitution, laws, and treaties and appoint officials in the Council of Ministers (the executive branch). However, in reality the elections were staged, the Soviet had very little actual power and carried out orders given by the Communist Party of Lithuania (CPL).[2] The situation changed in 1988, when the Lithuanians began seeking independence from the Soviet Union. The political power shifted from CPL to the Soviet, which adopted a number of important constitutional amendments and laws, paving the way for the independence. The first free elections were held in February 1990 and were won by pro-independence Sąjūdis. During its first session the Supreme Soviet adopted the Act of the Re-Establishment of the State of Lithuania and renamed itself the Supreme Council of the Republic of Lithuania.
^Toy parliament until March 1990
^Kamuntavičius, Rūstis; Vaida Kamuntavičienė; Remigijus Civinskas; Kastytis Antanaitis (2001). Lietuvos istorija 11–12 klasėms (in Lithuanian). Vilnius: Vaga. p. 438. ISBN 5-415-01502-7.
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