The Seventeenth Congress of the C.P.S.U. (B)

The Seventeenth Congress of the C.P.S.U. (B) was held From January 26 to February 10, 1934, in the Great Hall of the Kremlin, Moscow. 1,225 delegates with voting rights and 736 specially invited delegates with consultative rights attended the Congress, representing 1,872,488 party members and 935,298 candidate members. The Congress, known as the “Congress of the Victors”, was held at a time when the Soviet people were experiencing general political and labor enthusiasm. The agenda included a report from the Central Committee of the ACP(B) by J. V. Stalin, a report from the Central Auditing Commission, a report from the Central Control Commission and the Workers’ and Peasants’ Inspection, and a report from the party’s delegation to the Executive Committee of the Communist International (the Comintern).

The Congress heard a report on the completion and achievements of the First Five-Year Plan for the development of the Soviet Union's national economy and decided the Second Five-year Plan.

The Congress elected a Central Committee composed of 71 members and 68 alternate members. The Congress also elected a 70-member Soviet Control Commission and a 61-member Party Control Commission, as well as a 22-member Central Auditing Commission.