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Verkhovna Rada of Ukraine (; 's Unicameral Parliament . The national Verkhovna Rada should not be confused with the Crimean Verkhovna Rada (), the legislature of Ukraine's Autonomous Republic Of Crimea . NAME The name as a whole originates from a Soviet political tradition where a vertical system of '' Soviet s'' (councils, ''rady'') existed. ''Verkhovna'', an Adjective of feminine gender, is a neologism of the second quarter of the 20th century. It was borrowed from Russian and means "supreme". However, few native speakers will now recognize its foreign origin. '' Rada '', a Noun of feminine gender, is an authentic Ukrainian word meaning "council", which has common root with Latin ''ratio''. Since at least Middle Ages it signifies a group of individuals who gathered for the purpose of electing an official or enacting legislation. HISTORY The first Convocation of the Verkhovna Rada of the Ukrainian Soviet Socialist Republic ( Ukrainian SSR ) assembled for the first session in 1938. The Verkhovna Rada of Ukrainian SSR of the twelfth convocation proclaimed the state Sovereignty of Ukraine on July 16 , 1990 , and declared Ukraine's Independence and the creation of the Ukrainian State on August 24 , 1991 , at approximately 6pm local time. The Verkhovna Rada of Ukraine of the thirteenth convocation adopted the Constitution Of Ukraine on June 28 , 1996 , at approximately 9am local time. The parliament of the fourteenth convocation officially changed the numbering of the convocations proclaiming itself the Verkhovna Rada of the ''third'' convocation. The Verkhovna Rada of the fourth (fifteenth) convocation amended the Constitution on December 8 , 2004 . MEETING PLACE See Also: Verkhovna Rada building The parliament meets in a Neo-classical building on Kyiv 's Hrushevs'koho St., which adjoins a picturesque park and the Rastrelliesque 18th Century Mariyins'ky Palace (the ceremonial residence of the President). |
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