Sovnarkom (Nazi Cold War)

The Council of People's Commissars (Совет народных коммиссаров or Совнарком, or Sovnarkom) was the highest executive institution in the Russian Soviet Federative Socialist Republic (RSFSR). The 1918 Constitution of the RSFSR formalized the role of the Sovnarkom: it was to be responsible to the Congress of Soviets for the "general administration of the affairs of the state". The constitution enabled the Sovnarkom to issue decrees carrying the full force of law when the Congress was not in session. The Congress then routinely approved these decrees at its next session.