convocation session 1962–1966 7th convocation session 1966–1970 8th convocation session 1970–1974 9th convocation session 1974–1979 10th convocation session 1979–1984 11th convocation session 1984–1989 1st convocation 1989–1991 (unofficially 12th convocation), sessions were conducted in the form of Congress of People's Deputies of the Soviet Union New composition 1991, (unofficially 13th convocation) unlike previous convocations, there were no elections for the new composition of the Supreme Council instead members of the council were delegated from the council of union republics that continued to be members of the Soviet Union. Supreme Soviets of union and autonomous republics Beside the Supreme Soviet of the Soviet Union, each of its constituting union republics and each autonomous republic had a supreme soviet. These supreme soviets also had presidiums, but all consisted of only one chamber. After the dissolution of the Soviet Union, some soviets of the succeeded independent republics simply changed their name to their more historic name or to emphasise their importance as a national parliament, while others changed to double-chamber assemblies. Supreme soviets of union republics Supreme councils of autonomous republic List of known autonomous republics councils: See also All-Russian Central Executive Committee Supreme Soviet of Russia Federal Assembly of Russia National People's Congress – Chinese equivalent Supreme People's Assembly – North Korean equivalent National Assembly of People's Power – Cuban equivalent National Assembly (Laos) – Laotian equivalent National Assembly (Vietnam) – Vietnamese equivalent Volkskammer – East German equivalent Federal Assembly – Czechoslovak equivalent References Further reading External links Electoral law of 1937 Government of the Soviet Union Defunct bicameral legislatures 1938 establishments in the Soviet Union 1991 disestablishments in the Soviet Union