However, while it appeared that the congress exercised sovereign power, this body was actually governed by the Communist Party, which in turn was controlled by the Politburo from Moscow, the capital of the Soviet Union, just as it had been under the tsars before Peter the Great.
Pero mentres a aparencia era que este congreso exercía a soberanía, este órgano estaba de feito controlado polo Partido Comunista, que á súa vez era supervisado polo Politburó desde Moscova, a nova capital da Unión Soviética, tal e como o foi baixo os tsares antes de Pedro o Grande.