Supreme Soviet of the Soviet Union (TheodoresTomfooleries)

Supreme Soviet of the USSR Верховный Совет СССР Vyerhovnyiy Sovyet SSSR
19th Supreme Soviet
Badge worn by deputies of the Supreme Soviet
Type
Type	Bicameral
Houses	Soviet of Nationalities Soviet of the Union
History
Founded	December 5, 1936 (1936-12-05) (First session)
Preceded by	Congress of Soviets
Leadership
Chairwoman of the Presidium	Yelena Mikhailova, CPSU since 2012
Structure
Seats	2000
Political groups	Communist Party of the Soviet Union: 1530 seats   Independents: 470 seats
Length of term	5 years
Elections
Voting system	Direct election
First election	12 December 1937
Last election	4 March 2019
Next election	4 March 2024
Motto
Workers of the world, unite!
Meeting place
Palace of the Soviets (Joint sessions of both houses)
Website
en.vs.su

The Supreme Soviet of the Soviet Union is the main bicameral legislative body of the federal government of the Soviet Union. It consists of the Soviet of Nationalities and Soviet of the Union, which represent the nationalities and the union republics respectively. The Supreme Soviet meets at the Kremlin Presidium in Moscow. Deputies of the Supreme Soviet are directly elected by eligible members of the Soviet population via universal suffrage every 5 years, and elections have been held to the Supreme Soviet since 1937.

The 1936 Constitution established the Supreme Soviet as a legislative body, but the Supreme Soviet did not supersede the Congress of Soviets as the supreme legislative authority until its first session on 12 January, 1938.