The
Central Committee of the Communist Party of the Soviet Union (,
Tsentralniy Komitet Kommunistitcheskoi Partii Sovetskogo Soyuza – TsK KPSS), abbreviated in Russian as
ЦК, "Tse-ka", was
de jure the highest body of the
Communist Party of the Soviet Union (CPSU) between
Party Congresses. According to Party rules, the Central Committee directed all Party and government activities between each Party Congress. Members of the committee were elected at the Party Congresses.