The
Congress of People's Deputies of the Russian SFSR and since 1991
Congress of People's Deputies of the Russian Federation was the supreme government institution in the
Russian SFSR and
Russian Federation from 16 May 1990 to 21 September 1993. It was elected on 4 March 1990 for a period of five years. It was dissolved without constitutional authority by
presidential decree during the
Russian constitutional crisis of 1993 and ended de facto when the
Russian White House was attacked on 4 October 1993. The Congress was responsible for some of the most important events in the
History of Russia during this period, such as declaration of independence of Russia from the
USSR, the rise of
Boris Yeltsin, and economic reforms.