Second All-Ukrainian Congress of Soviets () was a congress of soviets (councils) of workers, peasants, Red-army-men deputies that took place in Katerynoslav (Dnipro) on March 17-19, 1918.
Composition There were 964 delegates. By the end of the congress, the number of delegates had increased to 1,250. Bolsheviks - 401 Bolshevik supporters - 27 Left SRs (Russia and Ukraine, with supporters) - 414 USDLP (left wing) - 13 Unaffiliated - 82 others - 25
The presidium composition was:До історії Всеукраїнських з'їздів Рад: 1917-1937. Документи Центрального державного архіву вищих органів влади та управління України.Skripnik, Ivanov, Kviring, Gamarin[k], Terletsky, Odoyevsky, Boichenko, Tkachinsky, Serdiuk, Medvedev. Bolsheviks - 4 Left SRs (Russia) - 5 Left SRs (Ukraine) - 1
Agenda current moment deposition towards the Central Council of Ukraine deposition towards war and peace organization of armed forces Ukraine and Russian SFSR government report land and finance issues election to the Central Executive Committee others
Decisions Despite the sharp interfactional struggle all Bolshevik's resolution have passed. the congress approved the Treaty of Brest-Litovsk the congress declared independence of Ukraine and also announced that relationships of the Soviet republics will remain within the limits identified earlier (current moment) the congress condemned the policy of Central Council of Ukraine demanding withdrawal of the Austria-Germany troops from the territory of Ukraine and calls were placed to combat the widespread establishment of Soviet power. Representatives of left wing Ukrainian parties were proposing to seek a compromise with the Central Council of Ukraine with aim to consolidate national forces, but the majority did not support their propositions the congress passed a law about socialization of land that was adopted at the 3rd All-Russian Congress of Soviets, resolutions "About political system", decrees on 8-hour workday and workers' control, about organization of the Red Army of Ukraine
The congress elected 102 members to the Central Executive Committee (CVK): Bolsheviks - 47 SRs (Russia and Ukraine) - 49 left USDLP - 5 Lewica - 1
Volodymyr Zatonsky was elected Chairman of the CVK.
See also 1st Congress of the Communist Party (Bolsheviks) of Ukraine
References
External links Second All-Ukrainian Congress of Soviets at Ukrainian Soviet Encyclopedia Second All-Ukrainian Congress of Soviets at Encyclopedia of History of Ukraine