One Way to Elevate the Role of the Soviets

Abstract

The 23rd Congress of the CPSU outlined an extensive program for further improvement of the organization and functioning of the local soviets — the representative agencies of the Soviet people, the foundation of the entire machinery of government. The Congress placed the following tasks in the foreground: to raise still higher the importance of sessions of the local soviets; to activate the work of the standing committees; to assure regular reports by deputies to their voters; and to introduce the practice of reports by executive committees at the sessions of the corresponding local soviets.