1st Congress of the Communist Party (Bolsheviks) of Ukraine

The 1st Congress of the CP(b)U (Communist Party of Ukraine (Soviet Union)) was held in Moscow in July 5–12, 1918. It was a constituent congress which led to creation of the political party by way of uniting existing Russian Bolsheviks in Ukraine and left faction of the Ukrainian Social-Democrats.[1] The congress took place at address ulica Rozhdestvenka, 11 (later ulica Zhdanova).[2] Today in the building is located MArchI (Moscow Architectural Institute).

Building of the Moscow Architectural Institute at ulica Rozhdestvenka, 11 in Moscow

The 65 plenipotentiary and 147 consultative delegates represented 45 Party organizations that were accounted for over 4,000 Party members. The congress also attended about 60 guests.

On 6 July 1918 delegates of the Congress with arms in hands participated in liquidation of the Left SR uprising in Moscow.[2]

Preceding events and preparation
See also: Second All-Ukrainian Congress of Soviets and Treaty of Brest-Litovsk

An instruction on creation of a single Bolshevik organization in Ukraine the Central Committee of the Russian Communist Party (b) has adopted in December of 1917. It was realized at a regional congress of the RSDRP (b) in Kyiv on 16–18 December 1917 when the Ukrainian organization was named as the RSDRP (b) – Social-Democracy of Ukraine.

Couple of weeks after signing of the Treaty of Brest-Litovsk, on 19 March 1918 in Yekaterinoslav (Dnipro) had convened the Second All-Ukrainian Congress of Soviets where the congress discussed and approved the treaty and also announced that Ukraine only formally loosing its federative ties with the Soviet Russia and workers of Ukraine will carry on a fight against the restored bourgeoisie regime.[3] Recognition of Ukrainian independence was forced onto the Soviet Russia by the Treaty of Brest-Litovsk.[4] A cordial greeting about the declaration of independence of the "Ukrainian Federative Soviet Republic" was published in the Russian newspaper Pravda on 22 March 1918.[4] Upon conclusion of the congress many members of the congress emigrated to Taganrog where at that time dominated Ukrainian population.[4]

Agenda
  • Report of the Organization Bureau on convening the First Congress of the CP(b)U (delivered by Nikolay Skripnik)
  • Report of the All-Ukrainian partisan provisional committee (delivered by Mikhail Mayorov)
  • Report of the Bolshevik faction in the People's Secretariat
  • About the current moment
  • About armed uprising
  • About state relations of Soviet Ukraine with Soviet Russia
  • About attitudes towards to so called "Soviets"
  • About attitudes towards other political parties
  • About merging with left faction of the Ukrainian Social Democrats (Ukrainian Social Democratic Labour Party)
  • About the Party
  • About organizational issues
  • About elections to the Central Committee

Central Committee

The Contress elected the following members to the Central Committee on 12 July 1918:

Elected Members

  1. Amosov Ivan Karpovich
  2. Bubnov Andrei Sergeevich
  3. Butsenko Afanasiy Ivanovich
  4. Gruzman Shulim Aizikovich
  5. Zatonskiy Vladimir Petrovich
  6. Kartvelishvili Lavrentiy Iosifovich
  7. Kviring Emmanuil Ionovich
  8. Kosior Stanislav Vikentievich
  9. Kreisberg Isaac Mironovich
  10. Lutovinov Yuriy Khrisanfovich
  11. Pyatakov Yuriy Leonidovich
  12. Rafail (Farbman Rafail Borisovich)
  13. Rovner Pinkhus Lazarevich
  14. Tarskiy (Sokolovskiy) Leonid Lvovich
  15. Schwartz Isaac Izrailevich

Candidates

  1. Gamarnik Jan Borisovich
  2. Lebed Dmitriy Zakharovich
  3. Mayorov Mikhail Moiseevich (Biberman Meer Moiseevich)
  4. Skripnik Nikolay Alekseevich
  5. Slinko Petr Fedorovich
  6. Yakovlev (Epstein) Yakov Arkadievich

The same day on 12 July 1918 took place a plenum (plenary session) of the Central Committee that elected Yuriy Pyatakov as the Secretary of the Central Committee (see First Secretary of the Communist Party of Ukraine).[5]

The Central Committee plenums
  • 12 July 1918[6]
  • 8–9 September 1918[6]
  • 16 October 1918[6]

See also

Further reading
  • Комуністична партія України в резолюціях і рішеннях з'їздів, конференцій і пленумів ЦК, т. 1. К., 1976
  • Нариси історії Комуністичної партії України. К., 1977
  • Рядніна У. Перший з'їзд КП(б)У. К., 1958
  • Мельниченко В. Ю. Бойовий загін єдиної ленінської партії. К., 1978

References
  1. Hennadiy Yefimenko. Creation of the Communist Party (Bolsheviks) of Ukraine (Створення Комуністичної партії (більшовиків) України). "Цей день в історії" (www.jnsm.com.ua). 5 July 2018
  2. Melnychenko, V. 1st Congress of the Communist Party (Bolshevik) of Ukraine (ПЕРШИЙ З'ЇЗД КП(Б) УКРАЇНИ). Ukrainian Soviet Encyclopedia (leksika.com.ua)
  3. Potarykina, L. The Second All-Ukrainian Congress of Soviets (ДРУГИЙ ВСЕУКРАЇНСЬКИЙ З'ЇЗД РАД). Ukrainian Soviet Encyclopedia (leksika.com.ua).
  4. Hennadiy Yefimenko. (Незалежність радянської УНР). www.jnsm.com.ua. 18 March 2017
  5. Secretariat of the Central Committee of the Communist Party (Bolsheviks) – Communist Party of Ukraine (Секретариат ЦК КП(б) - КП Украины). Handbook on History of the Communist Party and the Soviet Union 1898–1991 (www.knowbysight.info)
  6. Congresses, conferences, and plenums of the CP(b) – CP of Ukraine (Съезды, конференции и пленумы КП(б) - КП Украины). Handbook on History of the Communist Party and the Soviet Union 1898–1991 (www.knowbysight.info)


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