3rd Congress of the Communist Party (Bolsheviks) of Ukraine
The 3rd Congress of the CP(b)U (Communist Party of Ukraine (Soviet Union)) was held in Kharkiv in March 1–6, 1919 during the Ukrainian-Soviet War ("Entante intervention" and "struggle against [Ukrainian] bourgeoisie-national Directory"). There were 214 party delegates who represented over 23,000 Communists of underground organizations. The congress was attended by the representative of the Central Committee of the RCP(b) Ya. M. Sverdlov, who in his speech focused on the main areas of activity of the CP(b)U, emphasizing the need to focus attention on the restoration and strengthening of the organs of Soviet power in the republic. Right after the party congress, there was held the All-Ukrainian Congress of Soviets. Preceding events and preparation Agenda About International Communist Congress Report of the Central Committee of the Communist Party (Bolsheviks) of Ukraine (CC KP(b)U) (by Emanuel Kviring) On the development of the Constitution of the Ukrainian SSR Information from the Auditing Commission On the attitude to the petty bourgeoisie parties About land policy About professional movement Information from the People's Commissariat of Food Report of the CP(b)U delegation at the 1st Congress of the Third Communist International (in Moscow) Information about current moment and tasks of the party Elections of the CP(b)U governing bodies Central Committee The Congress elected the following members to the Central Committee on March 6, 1919: Elected Members Bubnov Andrei Sergeevich Voroshilov Kliment Yefremovich Gamarnik Jan Borisovich Drobnis Yakov Naumovich Zatonskiy Vladimir Petrovich Ivanov Alexey Nikolayevich Kwiring Emmanuil Ionovich Kosior Stanislav Vikentievich Mescheryakov Vladimir Nikolayevich Pyatakov Yuriy Leonidovich Rakovskiy Khristian Georgiyevich Farbman Rafail Borisovich Rovner Pinkhus Lazarevich Kharechko Taras Ivanovich Khmelnitskiy Alexander Isaakovich Candidates Averin Vasiliy Kuzmich Zharko Afanasiy Mikhailovich Klimenko Ivan Yevdokimovich Kotsiubinskiy Yuriy Mikhailovich Mayorov Mikhail Moiseevich (Biberman Meer Moiseevich) Tarskiy (Sokolovskiy) Leonid Lvovich The next day on March 6, 1919, took place a plenum (plenary session) of the Central Committee that elected Yuriy Pyatakov as the Secretary of the Central Committee (see First Secretary of the Communist Party of Ukraine). Former members Members of the Central Committee that were elected in the past. Elected Members Butsenko Afanasiy Ivanovich Kartvelishvili Lavrentiy Iosifovich Kreisberg Isaac Mironovich Lutovinov Yuriy Khrisanfovich Sergeyev Fyodor Andreyevich (Comrade Artyom) Beschetvertnoi Nikolay Ilyich Gruzman Shulim Aizikovich Zaks (Gladnev) Samuil Markovich Zimak Alexander Iosifovich Reut Mikhail Venediktovich Slinko Petr Fedorovich Stalin (Dzhugashvili) Iosif Vissarionovich Schwartz Isaac Izrailevich Yakovlev (Epstein) Yakov Arkadievich Candidates Lebed Dmitriy Zakharovich Amosov Ivan Karpovich Bliznichenko Andrei Yemelyanovich Vinokurov Naum Mikhailovich Zolotov Fyodor Mikhailovich Klochko Vladimir Yuryevich Lugovoy (Levinstein) Alexander Vasilyevich Morshin I. D. (Rusin Alexey Ivanovich) Skripnik Nikolay Alekseevich Smolyakov Lazar Abramovich Kharchenko Taras Ivanovich Chernysh (Borisov) B. V. General overview of the congress In the report of the secretary of the Central Committee of the CP(b)U E.Y. Quiring, the work of the party organizations of Ukraine in underground conditions and after the collapse of the Austro-German occupation and the Directory regime was highlighted. Noting the positive points in the activities of the Central Committee, the congress at the same time pointed out the mistakes made in the leadership of