Wenten tigang tingkat kakuasaan legislatif ring Uni Soviet: Kakuasaan Legislatif sané kajalain olih Majelis Agung, Pamerintahan sané kajalanin olih Déwan mentri, miwah Partai Komunis, satu-satunya partai sané legal miwah menjadi pangaria kebijakan utama ring negara punika[3].
There are three major power centers in the Soviet Union: the legislature represented by the Supreme Soviet, the government represented by the Council of Ministers (Sovmin), and the Communist Party of the Soviet Union (CPSU), the only legal party and the final policymaker in the country.