title: Second All-Ukrainian Congress of Soviets
text: # Second All-Ukrainian Congress of Soviets
  
  Second All-Ukrainian Congress of Soviets (Ukrainian: Другий Всеукраїнський з'їзд Рад) was a congress of soviets (councils) of workers, peasants, Red-army-men deputies that took place in Katerynoslav (Dnipro) on March 17-19, 1918.
  
  ## Composition
  
  There were 964 delegates. By the end of congress number of delegates increased to 1,250.
  
  * Bolsheviks - 401
  * Bolshevik supporters - 27
  * Left SRs (Russia and Ukraine, with supporters) - 414
  * USDLP (left wing) - 13
  * Unaffiliated - 82
  * others - 25
  
  The presidium composition was: Skripnik, Ivanov, Kviring, Gamarin[k], Terletsky, Odoyevsky, Boichenko, Tkachinsky, Serdiuk, Medvedev.
  
  * Bolsheviks - 4
  * Left SRs (Russia) - 5
  * Left SRs (Ukraine) - 1
  
  ## Agenda
  
  * current moment
     * deposition towards the Central Council of Ukraine
     * deposition towards war and peace
  * organization of armed forces
  * Ukraine and Russian SFSR
  * government report
  * land and finance issues
  * election to the Central Executive Committee
  * others
  
  ## Decisions
  
  Despite the sharp interfactional struggle all Bolshevik's resolution have passed.
  
  * the congress approved the Treaty of Brest-Litovsk
  * the congress declared independence of Ukraine and also announced that relationships of the Soviet republics will remain within the limits identified earlier
  * (current moment) the congress condemned the policy of Central Council of Ukraine demanding withdrawal of the Austria-Germany troops from the territory of Ukraine and calls were placed to combat the widespread establishment of Soviet power. Representatives of left wing Ukrainian parties were proposing to seek a compromise with the Central Council of Ukraine with aim to consolidate national forces, but the majority did not support their propositions
  * the congress passed a law about socialization of land that was adopted at the 3rd All-Russian Congress of Soviets, resolutions "About political system", decrees on 8-hour workday and workers' control, about organization of the Red Army of Ukraine
  
  The congress elected 102 members to the Central Executive Committee (CVK):
  
  * Bolsheviks - 47
  * SRs (Russia and Ukraine) - 49
  * left USDLP - 5
  * Lewica - 1
  
  Volodymyr Zatonsky was elected Chairman of the CVK.
  
  