| Regional Committee of the Communist Party of the Soviet Union | |
| Responsible To: | Central Committee of the Communist Party of the Soviet Union |
| Elected By: | Regional Conference of the Communist Party of the Soviet Union |
| Parent: | Communist Party of the Soviet Union |
Regional Committees of the Communist Party of the Soviet Union were regional branches of the Communist Party of the Soviet Union which usually encompassed a region, oblast, krai, or Autonomous Soviet Socialist Republic.[1] Regional Committees were elected by their Regional Conferences. Until June 1990, the Russian Soviet Federative Socialist Republic was the only union republic where the Regional Committees were responsible directly to the Communist Party of the Soviet Union instead of their respective republican branch of the Communist Party of the Soviet Union. Similarly, cities had City Committees of the Communist Party of the Soviet Union.
In 1919, the previous committees of the Russian Communist Party (Bolsheviks) were replaced by provincial organizations of the Russian Communist Party (Bolsheviks), during the reform of the administrative-territorial division. Provincial organizations were reorganized into regional committees.
Each regional committee was responsible to the Central Committee of the Communist Party of their republic. In the case of the Russian Soviet Federative Socialist Republic, every regional committee within the RSFSR was directly responsible to the Central Committee of the Communist Party of the Soviet Union. The First Secretary was the highest official within a regional committee and was elected by their regional committee. The Charter of the Communist Party of the Soviet Union from 1972 states how regional committees and republican branches of the Communist Party of the Soviet Union are to be managed.
Governing bodies of republican, regional and regional organizations of the party43. The supreme body of a regional, provincial, republican party organization is the regional, provincial party conference or congress of the Communist Party of the Union Republic, and in the interval between them - the regional committee, regional committee, and the Central Committee of the Communist Party of the Union Republic.
45. Regional, regional committees, and the Central Committee of the Communist Parties of the Union Republics elect bureaus, including committee secretaries. Party secretaries must be at least five years old. Chairmen of party commissions, heads of departments of these committees, editors of party newspapers and magazines are also approved at plenary committees. Secretariats may be created to consider current issues and verify compliance with the regional, party, and regional committees of the Communist Parties of the Union republics.
46. The plenary session of the regional, regional committee, and the Central Committee of the Communist Party of the Union Republic is convened at least once every four months.
This is a list of Regional Committees of the Communist Party of the Soviet Union in August 1991.
Regional Committees of Oblasts
| Regional Committee | Oblast | Republic | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Regional Committees of Oblasts in the RSFSR | |||
| Amur Regional Committee of the Communist Party of the Soviet Union | Amur Oblast | RSFSR | |
| Arkhangelsk Regional Committee of the Communist Party of the Soviet Union | Arkhangelsk Oblast | RSFSR | |
| Astrakhan Regional Committee of the Communist Party of the Soviet Union | Astrakhan Oblast | RSFSR | |
| Belgorod Regional Committee of the Communist Party of the Soviet Union | Belgorod Oblast | RSFSR | |
| Bryansk Regional Committee of the Communist Party of the Soviet Union | Bryansk Oblast | RSFSR | |
| Chelyabinsk Regional Committee of the Communist Party of the Soviet Union | Chelyabinsk Oblast | RSFSR | |
| Chita Regional Committee of the Communist Party of the Soviet Union | Chita Oblast | RSFSR | |
| Ivanovo Regional Committee of the Communist Party of the Soviet Union | Ivanovo Oblast | RSFSR | |
| Irkutsk Regional Committee of the Communist Party of the Soviet Union | Irkutsk Oblast | RSFSR | |
| Kaliningrad Regional Committee of the Communist Party of the Soviet Union | Kaliningrad Oblast | RSFSR | |
| Kaluga Regional Committee of the Communist Party of the Soviet Union | Kaluga Oblast | RSFSR | |
| Kamchatka Regional Committee of the Communist Party of the Soviet Union | Kamchatka Oblast | RSFSR | |
| Kemerovo Regional Committee of the Communist Party of the Soviet Union | Kemerovo Oblast | RSFSR | |
| Kirov Regional Committee of the Communist Party of the Soviet Union | Kirov Oblast | RSFSR | |
| Kostroma Regional Committee of the Communist Party of the Soviet Union | Kostroma Oblast | RSFSR | |
| Kuibyshev Regional Committee of the Communist Party of the Soviet Union | Kuibyshev Oblast | RSFSR | |
| Kurgan Regional Committee of the Communist Party of the Soviet Union | Kurgan Oblast | RSFSR | |
| Kursk Regional Committee of the Communist Party of the Soviet Union | Kursk Oblast | RSFSR | |
| Leningrad Regional Committee of the Communist Party of the Soviet Union | Leningrad Oblast | RSFSR | |
| Lipetsk Regional Committee of the Communist Party of the Soviet Union | Lipetsk Oblast | RSFSR | |
| Magadan Regional Committee of the Communist Party of the Soviet Union | Magadan Oblast | RSFSR | |
| Moscow Regional Committee of the Communist Party of the Soviet Union | Moscow Oblast | RSFSR | |
| Murmansk Regional Committee of the Communist Party of the Soviet Union | Murmansk Oblast | RSFSR | |
| Nizhny Novgorod Regional Committee of the Communist Party of the Soviet Union | Nizhny Novgorod Oblast | RSFSR | |
| Novgorod Regional Committee of the Communist Party of the Soviet Union | Novgorod Oblast | RSFSR | |
| Novosibirsk Regional Committee of the Communist Party of the Soviet Union | Novosibirsk Oblast | RSFSR | |
| Omsk Regional Committee of the Communist Party of the Soviet Union | Omsk Oblast | RSFSR | |
| Orenburg Regional Committee of the Communist Party of the Soviet Union | Orenburg Oblast | RSFSR | |
| Oryol Regional Committee of the Communist Party of the Soviet Union | Oryol Oblast | RSFSR | |
| Penza Regional Committee of the Communist Party of the Soviet Union | Penza Oblast | RSFSR | |
| Perm Regional Committee of the Communist Party of the Soviet Union | Perm Oblast | RSFSR | |
| Pskov Regional Committee of the Communist Party of the Soviet Union | Pskov Oblast | RSFSR | |
| Rostov Regional Committee of the Communist Party of the Soviet Union | Rostov Oblast | RSFSR | |
| Ryazan Regional Committee of the Communist Party of the Soviet Union | Ryazan Oblast | RSFSR | |
| Sakhalin Regional Committee of the Communist Party of the Soviet Union | Sakhalin Oblast | RSFSR | |
| Saratov Regional Committee of the Communist Party of the Soviet Union | Saratov Oblast | RSFSR | |
| Smolensk Regional Committee of the Communist Party of the Soviet Union | Smolensk Oblast | RSFSR | |
| Sverdlovsk Regional Committee of the Communist Party of the Soviet Union | Sverdlovsk Oblast | RSFSR | |
| Tambov Regional Committee of the Communist Party of the Soviet Union | Tambov Oblast | RSFSR | |
| Tomsk Regional Committee of the Communist Party of the Soviet Union | Tomsk Oblast | RSFSR | |
| Tula Regional Committee of the Communist Party of the Soviet Union | Tula Oblast | RSFSR | |
| Tver Regional Committee of the Communist Party of the Soviet Union | Tver Oblast | RSFSR | |
| Tyumen Regional Committee of the Communist Party of the Soviet Union | Tyumen Oblast | RSFSR | |
| Ulyanovsk Regional Committee of the Communist Party of the Soviet Union | Ulyanovsk Oblast | RSFSR | |
| Vladimir Regional Committee of the Communist Party of the Soviet Union | Vladimir Oblast | RSFSR | |
| Volgograd Regional Committee of the Communist Party of the Soviet Union | Volgograd Oblast | RSFSR | |
| Vologda Regional Committee of the Communist Party of the Soviet Union | Vologda Oblast | RSFSR | |
| Voronezh Regional Committee of the Communist Party of the Soviet Union | Voronezh Oblast | RSFSR | |
| Yaroslavl Regional Committee of the Communist Party of the Soviet Union | Yaroslavl Oblast | RSFSR | |
| Regional Committee | Autonomous Oblast | Republic | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Regional Committees of Autonomous Oblasts in the RSFSR | |||
| Adygea Regional Committee of the Communist Party of the Soviet Union | Adygea Autonomous Oblast | RSFSR | |
| Gorno-Altai Regional Committee of the Communist Party of the Soviet Union | Gorno-Altai Autonomous Oblast | RSFSR | |
| Karachay-Cherkess Regional Committee of the Communist Party of the Soviet Union | Karachay-Cherkess Autonomous Oblast | RSFSR | |
| Khakassian Regional Committee of the Communist Party of the Soviet Union | Khakass Autonomous Oblast | RSFSR | |
| Jewish Regional Committee of the Communist Party of the Soviet Union | Jewish Autonomous Oblast | RSFSR | |
| Regional Committee | Krai | Republic | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Regional Committees of Krais in the RSFSR | |||
| Altai Regional Committee of the Communist Party of the Soviet Union | Altai Krai | RSFSR | |
| Khabarovsk Regional Committee of the Communist Party of the Soviet Union | Khabarovsk Krai | RSFSR | |
| Krasnodar Regional Committee of the Communist Party of the Soviet Union | Krasnodar Krai | RSFSR | |
| Krasnoyarsk Regional Committee of the Communist Party of the Soviet Union | Krasnoyarsk Krai | RSFSR | |
| Primorsky Regional Committee of the Communist Party of the Soviet Union | Primorsky Krai | RSFSR | |
| Stavropol Regional Committee of the Communist Party of the Soviet Union | Stavropol Krai | RSFSR | |
| Regional Committee | Area | Republic | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Regional Committees of the Azerbaijan SSR | |||
| Nakhichievan Regional Committee of the Communist Party of the Soviet Union | Nakhchivan ASSR | Azerbaijan SSR | |
| Nagorno-Karabakh Regional Committee of the Communist Party of the Soviet Union | Nagorno-Karabakh Autonomous Oblast | Azerbaijan SSR | |
| Regional Committee | Area | Republic | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Regional Committees of the Byelorussian SSR | |||
| Brest Regional Committee of the Communist Party of the Soviet Union | Brest Oblast | Byelorussian SSR | |
| Gomel Regional Committee of the Communist Party of the Soviet Union | Gomel Oblast | Byelorussian SSR | |
| Grodno Regional Committee of the Communist Party of the Soviet Union | Grodno Oblast | Byelorussian SSR | |
| Vitebsk Regional Committee of the Communist Party of the Soviet Union | Vitebsk Oblast | Byelorussian SSR | |
| Minsk Regional Committee of the Communist Party of the Soviet Union | Minsk Oblast | Byelorussian SSR | |
| Mogilev Regional Committee of the Communist Party of the Soviet Union | Mogilev Oblast | Byelorussian SSR | |
| Regional Committee | Area | Republic | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Regional Committees of the Kazakh SSR | |||
| Aktobe Regional Committee of the Communist Party of the Soviet Union | Aktobe Oblast | Kazakh SSR | |
| Alma-Ata Regional Committee of the Communist Party of the Soviet Union | Alma-Ata Oblast | Kazakh SSR | |
| Dzhambul Regional Committee of the Communist Party of the Soviet Union | Dzhambul Oblast | Kazakh SSR | |
| Dzhezkazgan Regional Committee of the Communist Party of the Soviet Union | Dzhezkazgan Oblast | Kazakh SSR | |
| East Kazakhstan Regional Committee of the Communist Party of the Soviet Union | East Kazakhstan Oblast | Kazakh SSR | |
| Guryev Regional Committee of the Communist Party of the Soviet Union | Guryev Oblast | Kazakh SSR | |
| Karaganda Regional Committee of the Communist Party of the Soviet Union | Karaganda Oblast | Kazakh SSR | |
| Kokchetav Regional Committee of the Communist Party of the Soviet Union | Kokchetav Oblast | Kazakh SSR | |
| Kustanai Regional Committee of the Communist Party of the Soviet Union | Kustanai Oblast | Kazakh SSR | |
| Kzyl-Orda Regional Committee of the Communist Party of the Soviet Union | Kzyl-Orda Oblast | Kazakh SSR | |
| Mangistau Regional Committee of the Communist Party of the Soviet Union | Mangistau Oblast | Kazakh SSR | |
| North Kazakhstan Regional Committee of the Communist Party of the Soviet Union | North Kazakhstan Oblast | Kazakh SSR | |
| Pavlodar Regional Committee of the Communist Party of the Soviet Union | Pavlodar Oblast | Kazakh SSR | |
| Semipalatinsk Regional Committee of the Communist Party of the Soviet Union | Semipalatinsk Oblast | Kazakh SSR | |
| Taldy-Kurgan Regional Committee of the Communist Party of the Soviet Union | Taldy-Kurgan Oblast | Kazakh SSR | |
| Tselinograd Regional Committee of the Communist Party of the Soviet Union | Tselinograd Oblast | Kazakh SSR | |
| Turgai Regional Committee of the Communist Party of the Soviet Union | Turgai Oblast | Kazakh SSR | |
| Ural Regional Committee of the Communist Party of the Soviet Union | Ural Oblast | Kazakh SSR | |
| Regional Committee | Area | Republic | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Regional Committees of the Kirghiz SSR | |||
| Chui Regional Committee of the Communist Party of the Soviet Union | Chui Oblast | Kirghiz SSR | |
| Issyk-Kul Regional Committee of the Communist Party of the Soviet Union | Issyk-Kul Oblast | Kirghiz SSR | |
| Jalal-Abad Regional Committee of the Communist Party of the Soviet Union | Jalal-Abad Oblast | Kirghiz SSR | |
| Naryn Regional Committee of the Communist Party of the Soviet Union | Naryn Oblast | Kirghiz SSR | |
| Osh Regional Committee of the Communist Party of the Soviet Union | Osh Oblast | Kirghiz SSR | |
| Talas Regional Committee of the Communist Party of the Soviet Union | Talas Oblast | Kirghiz SSR | |
| Regional Committee | Area | Republic | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Regional Committees of the Tajik SSR | |||
| Gorno-Badakhshan Regional Committee of the Communist Party of the Soviet Union | Gorno-Badakhshan Autonomous Oblast | Tajik SSR | |
| Kulyab Regional Committee of the Communist Party of the Soviet Union | Kulyab Oblast | Tajik SSR | |
| Kurgan-Tyube Regional Committee of the Communist Party of the Soviet Union | Kurgan-Tyube Oblast | Tajik SSR | |
| Leninabad Regional Committee of the Communist Party of the Soviet Union | Leninabad Oblast | Tajik SSR | |
| Regional Committee | Area | Republic | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Regional Committees of the Turkmen SSR | |||
| Balkan Regional Committee of the Communist Party of the Soviet Union | Balkan Oblast | Turkmen SSR | |
| Chardzhou Regional Committee of the Communist Party of the Soviet Union | Chardzhou Oblast | Turkmen SSR | |
| Mary Regional Committee of the Communist Party of the Soviet Union | Mary Oblast | Turkmen SSR | |
| Tashauz Regional Committee of the Communist Party of the Soviet Union | Tashauz Oblast | Turkmen SSR | |
| Regional Committee | Area | Republic | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Regional Committees of the Uzbek SSR | |||
| Andijan Regional Committee of the Communist Party of the Soviet Union | Andijan Oblast | Uzbek SSR | |
| Bukhara Regional Committee of the Communist Party of the Soviet Union | Bukhara Oblast | Uzbek SSR | |
| Ferghana Regional Committee of the Communist Party of the Soviet Union | Ferghana Oblast | Uzbek SSR | |
| Jizzakh Regional Committee of the Communist Party of the Soviet Union | Jizzakh Oblast | Uzbek SSR | |
| Karakalpak Regional Committee of the Communist Party of the Soviet Union | Karakalpak Autonomous Oblast | Uzbek SSR | |
| Kashkadrya Regional Committee of the Communist Party of the Soviet Union | Kashkadrya Oblast | Uzbek SSR | |
| Khorezm Regional Committee of the Communist Party of the Soviet Union | Khorezm Oblast | Uzbek SSR | |
| Namangan Regional Committee of the Communist Party of the Soviet Union | Namangan Oblast | Uzbek SSR | |
| Samarkand Regional Committee of the Communist Party of the Soviet Union | Samarkand Oblast | Uzbek SSR | |
| Surkhandarya Regional Committee of the Communist Party of the Soviet Union | Surkhandarya Oblast | Uzbek SSR | |
| Syrdarya Regional Committee of the Communist Party of the Soviet Union | Syrdarya Oblast | Uzbek SSR | |
| Tashkent Regional Committee of the Communist Party of the Soviet Union | Tashkent Oblast | Uzbek SSR | |