The XXVI Congress of the Communist Party of the Soviet Union was held in Moscow from February 23 to March 3, 1981 . The congress was attended by 4994 delegates.
| XXVI (26th) Congress of the CPSU | |
|---|---|
 Conference Room in the Palace of Congresses 1981. | |
| Industry | Political Party |
| Location | Palace of Congresses ( Moscow , Kremlin ,  USSR ) |
| First date | February 23, 1981 |
| Last Date | March 3, 1981 |
| Organizer | Central Committee of the CPSU |
| Attendance | 4,994 delegates |
| Status | single party |
Postage stamp USSR , 1981
“Our goal is communism,” said Comrade L. I. Brezhnev in the Report of the Central Committee of the CPSU to the 26th Party Congress, “And every labor success, every year of heroic achievements, every five-year plan brings us closer to this goal. From this point of view, the party also evaluates the upcoming five-year period. There are many things to do. The tasks must be solved large, complex, but we will solve them and we will solve it for sure. ”
Content
Day Order
- Report of the Central Committee of the CPSU and the party's next tasks in the field of domestic and foreign policy ( L. I. Brezhnev ).
- Report of the Central Auditing Commission of the CPSU ( G. F. Sizov ).
- The main directions of the economic and social development of the USSR for 1981-1985 and for the period until 1990 ( N. A. Tikhonov ).
- Elections of the central organs of the party.
Presidium Members
- Biryukova, Alexandra Pavlovna
Congress Decisions
Elected at Congress
- CPSU Central Committee : 319 members, 151 candidates for membership in the CPSU Central Committee;
- Central Auditing Commission : 75 members.
Documents Accepted
- The main directions of the economic and social development of the USSR for 1981-1985 and for the period until 1990.
The main outcome of the Congress
- The main directions of the economic and social development of the USSR for 1981-1985 and for the period until 1990 were approved.
Interesting Facts
In honor of the congress were named:
- The diamond weighing 342.57 carats (over 68 grams) found in the Mir kimberlite pipe (Yakutia) in 1980 is the largest diamond mined in Russia in its entire history (stored in the Russian Diamond Fund );
- Project 667BDRM nuclear submarine cruiser “On behalf of the XXVI Congress of the CPSU” ;
- Almalyk Chemical Plant named after the XXVI Congress of the CPSU;
- street of the 26th Congress of the CPSU in Novy Urengoy ;
- street of the 26th Congress of the CPSU in the village of Oktyabrsky, Chelyabinsk region.