Первый Съезд народных депутатов СССР...

Title

Первый Съезд народных депутатов СССР...

Translated Title (English)

The First Congress of Peoples Deputies of the USSR...

Date

1989

Format

Description

Full title of the upper half of the poster: Первый Съезда народных депутатов СССР избрал Председателем Верховного Совета СССР Михаила Сергеевича Горбачева. За его кандидатуру отдали свои голоса 2123 народных депутата - 95.6 процента всех принявших участие в тайном голосовании. [The First Congress of Peoples Deputies of the USSR elect as President of the USSR Supreme Soviet Mikhail Sergeevich Gorbachev. To his candidacy 2123 peoples deputies gave their voice - 95.6% of all who participated in the secret voting]. The bottom half of the poster lists the members of the Supreme Soviet. A photo of the President of the Soviet of the Union Evgenii Maksimovich Primakov is on the left, and President of the Soviet Nationalities Rafik Nishanovich Nishanov is on the right.