1938 Ukrainian Supreme Soviet election

The 1938 Ukrainian Supreme Soviet elections were held in the Ukrainian SSR on 26 June 1938 to elect deputies to the Supreme Soviet. They were held alongside elections to the Supreme Soviet of the Russian SFSR as well as regular oblast councils and followed the national elections to the Supreme Soviet of the Soviet Union on 12 December 1937.

These elections were the first phase of deputies' elections to the Supreme Soviet of the Ukrainian SSR, which were later coopted with others soon after the start of the World War II and annexation of territories neighboring the Soviet Union in Poland and Romania. In 1940, 80 more deputies were elected representing territories of today's Western Ukraine, while in 1941 a third wave of elections added 16 more deputies to the Supreme Soviet of the Ukrainian SSR representing Bukovina and Budjak. At the same time, the Supreme Soviet of the Ukrainian SSR lost deputies from the Moldavian ASSR which joined the Supreme Soviet of the newly created union republic of Moldova (Moldavian SSR).

Background

A new Constitution of the Ukrainian SSR ("Stalin's Constitution") had been adopted in 1937. Previously on 5 December 1936 at the 8th Extraordinary Congress of Soviets of the Soviet Union, there was already adopted the Constitution of the whole Union which became a base for development and adaptation of constitutions of union republics. On resolution of Presidium of the All–Ukrainian Central Executive Committee (AUCEC) of 13 June 1936, there was established the AUCEC Constitutional Commission. By prior decision of Politburo of Central Committee of the Communist Party (Bolsheviks) of Ukraine (CC CP(b)U), the Presidium approved personnel composition of the Constitutional Commission. The developed draft of Constitution of the UkrSSR by the commission was submitted under existing practice to CC CP(b)U, Central Committee of the All-Union Communist Party (Bolsheviks) (CC VCP(b)), after which the agreed draft was reviewed by the AUCEC Presidium. After the AUCEC Presidium approved the draft it decided to submit the draft for review to the 16th Extraordinary All-Ukrainian Congress of Soviets.

Coincidentally in 1937 to Ukraine were dispatched three personal representatives of Stalin Vyacheslav Molotov, Nikolai Yezhov, and Nikita Khrushchev.Reform of state institutions of the UkrSSR based on the 1937 Constitution (Перебудова державних органів УРСР на основі Конституції 1937 р.). History of state and law in Ukraine. After their arrival in Ukraine were arrested and executed 17 members of government. The chairman of Sovnarkom of the UkrSSR Panas Lyubchenko committed suicide. The CC CP(b)U that was recently elected on 3 June 1937Центральный Комитет, избранный XIII-м съездом КП(б) Украины 3.6.1937, члены. www.knowbysight.info at the XIII Party's congress was routed, 10 out of 11 members of Politburo along with 4 out of 5 candidate members perished, while all 9 members Orgburo were repressed. In 1937 – 1938 the next two chairmen of Sovnarkom of the UkrSSR Mykhailo Bondarenko and Mykola Marchak were arrested and executed as a Trotskyists.

The first session of the newly elected Supreme Soviet took place on 25–28 July 1938. According to the parliamentary tradition, it was opened by the oldest deputy, professor of Kharkiv University Dmitrii Sintsov. According to Article 26 of the Constitution of the Ukrainian SSR, the session elected the Chairman of the Verkhovna Rada Mykhailo Burmystenko and his two deputies. The Presidium of the Verkhovna Rada headed by Leonid Korniyets was also elected.

Results Political affiliation Communist Party of Ukraine – 73% Komsomol of Ukraine – 10.9% Unaffiliated – 16.1%

Social background Workers – 50.3% Peasants – 25% Intelligentsiya – 24.7%

National background Ukrainians – 61.5% Russians – 34.5% Other nationalities – 4%

Note: the nearest 1939 Soviet Union census across the Ukrainian SSR accounted for the following percentages: Ukrainians – 23667509/30946218 (76.5%), Russians – 4175299/30946218 (13.5%), others – 3103410/30946218 (10%).

Gender background Women – 26.6% Men – 73.4%

Note: the nearest 1939 Soviet Union census across the Ukrainian SSR accounted for the following percentages: women – 16192652/30946218 (52%), men – 14753566/30946218 (48%).Всесоюзная перепись населения 1939 года. Национальный состав населения по республикам СССР. www.demoscope.ru.

List of deputies Elected in 1938 Kamianets-Podilskyi Oblast Winners in single-member constituenciesNo. of mandatesElectoral DistrictCandidateOccupationReelected status Name No. 18 Zaslav 001Ivan Solhubvillage teacher/MykhnivNo/WWII MIA 18 Antoniny 002Ivan ZhabrevChief NKVD in regionNo/Executed by Soviet regime 18 Krasyliv 003Mikhail Grulenko2nd secretary of CommunistsNo/WWII MIA/remains recovered in 2005 18 Volochysk 004Stepanyda Kaminskakolkhoz Komunar/PysarivkaNo/kolkhoz in Pysarivka 18 Chemerivtsi 005Aleksandr VolkovChief of the 23rd NKVD border detachmentNo/retired in Moscow 18 Stara Ushytsia 006Mariya SolomkoHead of kolkhoz imeni KalininaNo/hospital nurse/Kamianets-Podilsky 18 Horodok 007Dmitry RyabyshevChief of the 4th Cavalry CorpsNo/retired in Rostov-na-Donu 18 Smotrych 008Iryna Stoyanskakolkhoz imeni KaganovichaNo/deputy head of district ispolkom 18 Kamianets-Podilsky 009Rayisa Murynetskolkhoz imeni Kirova/RudaNo/ostarbeiter in 1944 18 Slavuta 010Yakov SharaburkoCommander of the 5th Cavalry Div.No/retired in Moscow 18 Proskuriv 011Aleksandr UspenskyNarkom of Internal Affairs/UkraineNo/Executed by Soviet regime 18 Shepetivka 012Aleksandr Vlasov1st secretary of CommunistsNo/WWII MIA/accounted as perished 18 Polonne 013Nikolay KozyrevHead of regional ispolkomNo/Narkom of Soviet farms/Ukraine 18 Starokostiantyniv 014Ivan ZuyevPolitical commissar at the 25th Tank CorpsNo/WWII MIA/remains recovered in 1965 18 Derazhnia 015Hanna Horilchenkoteacher in DerazhniaNo/teacher in Derazhnia 18 Nova Ushytsia 016Kliment VoroshilovNarkom of Defense/Soviet UnionYes/Deputy chairman of the Council of Ministers/Soviet Union 18 Dunayivtsi 017Mariya Derykozweaver of cloth factory imeni Lenina/DunayivtsiNo/stayed in evacuation/Barnaul 18 Letychiv 018Yavdokha HorbatyukHead of Kopytyntsi rural councilNo/deputy chair of district ispolkomNotes: District.Electoral districts are not part of the administrative territorial system and may include several territorial units of the Ukrainian regions (raions, cities of regional significance, and others).

Zhytomyr Oblast Winners in single-member constituenciesNo. of mandatesElectoral DistrictCandidateOccupationReelected status Name No. 18 Novohrad-Volynsky 019Andrey YeryomenkoCommander of the 6th Cavalry CorpsNo/member of the Supreme Soviet/Soviet Union 18 Baranivka 020Ananiy DrahanShepherd, farm supervisor of kolkhoz imeni VoroshilovNo/same occupation 18 Chudniv 021Vladimir PerovHead of the Organizational CommitteeNo/Supervisor of the department of information and statistics/Presidium 18 Januszpil 022Makar ZhukBrigadier at the Pryvitiv MTSNo/unknown 18 Olevsk 023Pavel KotovDeputy commander of the Kiev Military District Air ForceNo/retired in Leningrad 18 Yemilchyne 024Olena Baranovskateam leader of the Kolkhoz imeni ThälmannNo/Supervisor for "Zohotlyon"/Yemilchyne branch 18 Volodarsk-Volynsky 025Hanna Zhukovetshead of the Nebizh rural councilNo/member of the Kiev Oblast court 18 Cherniakhiv 026Yelyzaveta Khylchukstudent of the Zhytomyr Teacher InstituteNo/auditor of the Party's Higher School/CC Communists 18 Zhytomyr I 027Maksim Didenko1st secretary of Orgbureau of the CP(b)U/regionNo/arrested by NKVD/MIA 18 Zhytomyr II 028Demyan KorotchenkoChairman of the Sovnarkom/UkrSSRYes/Chairman of the Sovmin/UkrSSR 18 Andrushivka 029Isak ShapiroDeputy Narkom of the Internal Affairs/UkrSSRNo/Supervisor of the "Sovkhozstroymaterialy"/UkrSSR 18 Berdychiv 030Vladimir Didur1st secretary of the Berdychiv gorkom/CP(b)UNo/Party board of the Rivne Oblast/CP(b)U 18 Ovruch 031Filip MatykinCommander of the 87th Rifle Div.No/WWII MIA/remains recovered later 18 Korosten 032Chief of the Kiev Military District political departmentNo/uncertain/retired 18 Korostyshiv 033Vasiliy OsokinChief of the UkrSSR NKVD border and internal security departmentNo/head of the /Soviet Union 18 Ruzhyn 034Fyodor RemezovTroop commander of the No/Frunze War Academy faculty chief/Moscow 18 Bazar 035Olena Melnychukteacher in RadomyshlNo/retired 18 Radomyshl 036Grigoriy VyatkinChief of NKVD in regionNo/Executed by Soviet regimeNotes: District.Electoral districts are not part of the administrative territorial system and may include several territorial units of the Ukrainian regions (raions, cities of regional significance, and others).

Vinnytsia Oblast Winners in single-member constituenciesNo. of mandatesElectoral DistrictCandidateOccupationReelected status Name No. 23 Bar 037Ivan ZhadanDirector of sugar factory/YaltushkivNo/uncertain/died 23 Kopayhorod 038Nadiya Hrebenyukprecinct livestock technician/Kopayhorod Raion land departmentNo/Supervisor of Healthcare Department of the Kopayhorod Raion ispolkom 23 Mohyliv-Podilskyi 039Semyon TimoshenkoTroop commander of the Kiev Military DistrictNo/Supreme Soviet/Soviet Union 23 Khmilnyk 040Pyotr DidenkoPolitical commissar of the 14th Rifle Regiment (72nd Rifle Div.)No/Deputy chief of the 11th camp department of the 62nd USSR NKVD Department of POW camps 23 Vinnytsia rural 041Paraskoviya Samoylenkoworker at the State Garment Factory/VinnytsiaNo/Supervisor of Technical Control Department of the State Garment Factory/Vinnytsia 23 Zhmerynka 042Pyotr DibrovaPolitical commissar of the 1st Kiev Artillery SchoolNo/Frunze War Academy faculty chief 23 Sharhorod 043Mikhail PetrovKiev Military District artillery chiefNo/WWII KIA 23 Yampil 044Tayisiya Tkachteam leader of the kolkhoz imeni PetrovskohoNo/head of the Komintern kolkhoz/Bila 23 Kalynivka 045Hanna Oleksyshynabrigadier of the Vesele sovkhoz livestock department/KordelivkaNo/head of the Kozyatyn ispolkom 23 Vinnytsia urban 046Mikhail Burmistenkoacting, 2nd secretary of the CC CP(b)UNo/WWII KIA 23 Tomashpil 047Ivan Milyutinacting, head of the Vinnytsia Oblast ispolkomNo/chief of the Dnipropetrovsk Oblast department of bread products 23 Kozyatyn 048Gavriil Mischenko1st secretary of the Vinnytsia Oblast/CP(b)UNo/Verkhovna Rada commissioner on kolkhozes at the USSR Sovmin 23 Lypovets 049Ahafiya Adamchuktractor operator at the Starokostiantyniv MTSNo/chief of the Illintsi District Savings Bank 23 Nemyriv 050Vira Kovryhateam leader at the kolkhoz imeni Shevchenka/VoronovytsiaNo/head of the Velyki Krushlyntsi rural council 23 Bratslav 051Fyodor Gorenkov2nd secretary at the Vinnytsia Oblast/CP(b)UNo/chief of the Republican department of labour reserves 23 Tulchyn 052Oleksandr Korniychuksecretary at the Writers' Union/UkrSSRYes/chairman of the Verkhovna Rada 23 Kryzhopil 053Semyon KravchenkoChairman of the Party Board at the CC CP(b)UYes/Presidium chairman of the Kiev Oblast Bar Association 23 Pohrebyshche 054Halyna Stoyanovskarural teacher in DzyunkivNo/out of work/disabled of the second category 23 Haisyn 055Fyodor Yevtukhovcommander of the Kiev Military District Motor Transport BattalionNo/POW/freed, Rostov Oblast 23 Chechelnyk 056Andrei SakharovPeople's judge/ChechelnykNo/member of the Supreme Court/UkrSSR 23 Monastyryshche 057Ivan KorablyovChief of NKVD in regionNo/arrested/Kuybyshev Oblast ispolkom forwarding department 23 Teplyk 058Yevheniya Smilyanetsteam leader of the Karabelivka kolkhozNo/team leader of the Karabelivka kolkhoz 23 Bershad 059Ilarion Syniavskyihead of the kolkhoz imeni Druhoyi piaterichkyNo/Forestry director/Bershad RaionNotes: District.Electoral districts are not part of the administrative territorial system and may include several territorial units of the Ukrainian regions (raions, cities of regional significance, and others).

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