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The Gosstroy (russian: Госстрой) or State Committee for Construction in the Soviet Union (Gosstroy) was the government body for the implementation of national planning, monitoring and management in the construction sector of the
USSR The Soviet Union,. officially the Union of Soviet Socialist Republics. (USSR),. was a transcontinental country that spanned much of Eurasia from 1922 to 1991. A flagship communist state, it was nominally a federal union of fifteen nationa ...
. It handled numerous construction projects (with the exception of military and nuclear power generation). According to the
Soviet Constitution During its existence, the Soviet Union had three different constitutions in force individually at different times between 31 January 1924 to 26 December 1991. Chronology of Soviet constitutions These three constitutions were: * 1924 Constitut ...
the committee was under the Union-Republican body. The committee had a seal with the coat of arms of the Soviet Union and emblems of the Union and autonomous republics.ПОСТАНОВЛЕНИЕ от 26 января 1968 г. № 60: Об утверждении положения О Государственном Комитете Совета Министров СССР по делам строительства (Госстрое СССР), а также структуры центрального аппарата
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History

It was formed on 9 May 1950.
/ref> After January 1952 construction of residential and civil buildings and structures were carried out on projects and budgets, in accordance with instructions from the committee.Инструкция по составлению проектов и смет по промышленному и жилищно-гражданскому строительству (Утв. Постановлением СМ СССР от 26 января 1952 г. N 486) In November 1952 the committee participated in the development of the Tatar Strait tunnel in
Sakhalin Sakhalin ( rus, Сахали́н, r=Sakhalín, p=səxɐˈlʲin; ja, 樺太 ''Karafuto''; zh, c=, p=Kùyèdǎo, s=库页岛, t=庫頁島; Manchu: ᠰᠠᡥᠠᠯᡳᠶᠠᠨ, ''Sahaliyan''; Orok: Бугата на̄, ''Bugata nā''; Nivkh ...
project.GARF. F. R-5446. Op. 60. D. 7891. L. 2-10. The original In November 1955 the State Committee published the famous Resolution of Central Committee and USSR Council "On elimination of excesses in design and construction," which marked the beginning of model homes, for which
Khrushchyovka ''Khrushchyovka'' ( rus, Хрущёвка, Khrushchyovka, p=xrʊˈɕːɵfkə) or (a derogatory nickname) ''Khrushchoba'' ( rus, Хрущоба, Hrushchoba, t=Khru-slum) is an unofficial name for a type of low-cost, concrete- paneled or brick ...
among others criticized the committee.Resolution of the CC CPSU and USSR Council of Ministers on 4 November 1955 N 1871" On elimination of excesses in designing and building "


Liquidation

The committee was closed on 14 November 1991 and out of the State Council Decree of the USSR on the Elimination of the Union ministries and departments and managerial – to 1 December 1991 and the transfer of their property and possessions. According to the decree of 28 November 1991 and
President of Russia The president of the Russian Federation ( rus, Президент Российской Федерации, Prezident Rossiyskoy Federatsii) is the head of state of the Russian Federation. The president leads the executive branch of the federal ...
Boris Yeltsin Boris Nikolayevich Yeltsin ( rus, Борис Николаевич Ельцин, p=bɐˈrʲis nʲɪkɐˈla(j)ɪvʲɪtɕ ˈjelʲtsɨn, a=Ru-Boris Nikolayevich Yeltsin.ogg; 1 February 1931 – 23 April 2007) was a Soviet and Russian politician wh ...
the financial and other resources, enterprises, organizations and institutions controlled by the committee were given to the Ministry of Architecture, Building and Housing RSFSR,Presidential Decree RSFSR of 28 November 1991 № 242 "About reorganization of the central government of the RSFSR" (amended. and add. 18 December 1991 27 March 1992)
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Structure

The committee was headed by a chairman, appointed in accordance with
Soviet Constitution During its existence, the Soviet Union had three different constitutions in force individually at different times between 31 January 1924 to 26 December 1991. Chronology of Soviet constitutions These three constitutions were: * 1924 Constitut ...
USSR Supreme Soviet, and in the periods between sessions - USSR Supreme Soviet Presidium, with subsequent approval at the session of the USSR Supreme.


See also

* Rosstroy


References

{{Departments of the USSR, state=uncollapsed State Committees of the Soviet Union Economy of the Soviet Union Construction, State Committee of 1991 disestablishments in the Soviet Union