Home›1938 establishments in the Soviet Union›Presidium of the Supreme Soviet🌐EnglishEnglishBahasa IndonesiaDeutschEspañolFrançaisItalianoNederlandsPolskiPortuguêsTiếng ViệtTürkçeРусскийالعربيةفارسی한국어中文日本語EntityQ1643162· pop 29· linked from 671 articlesPresidium of the Supreme SovietAlso known as PresidiumSoviet governmental institutionKey factsTypeUnicameralEstablished17 January 1938 ; 88 years ago ( 1938-01-17 )Disbanded25 May 1989 ; 37 years ago ( 1989-05-25 )Preceded byCentral Executive Committee of the Soviet UnionSucceeded byPresident of the Soviet Union (as head of state)Voting systemElection by joint session of both houses of the Supreme Sovietvia Wikipedia infoboxWikidata factsShow 1 more factinception1937-00-00Sources (1)wikidata.orgvia Wikidata · CC0~8 min readArticleSupreme state organ of powerGovernanceRead full article (63 paragraphs)On the mapAvailable in 29 languagesEspañolFrançaisDeutsch中文日本語РусскийPortuguêsItalianoالعربيةConnectionsSoviet UnionConcept1936 Soviet ConstitutionEntityCategories1938 establishments in the Soviet Union1991 disestablishments in the Soviet UnionCollective heads of statePresidiumPresidium of the Supreme SovietSupreme Soviet of the Soviet Union