Council of Workers' and Peasants' Defense

Council of Workers' and Peasants' Defense

Совет Рабочей и Крестьянской Обороны
All ministry seals of the Soviet Union used the USSR coat of arms
Agency overview
Formed	30 November 1918
Dissolved	April 1920
Superseding agency	Council of Labor and Defense
Jurisdiction	Soviet Union
Headquarters	Moscow, Russia
Agency executive	Chairman
Parent agency	Council of People's Commissars of the RSFSR

The Council of Workers' and Peasants' Defense (Russian: Совет Рабочей и Крестьянской Обороны known also in its acronym SRKO) was the supreme emergency body of Soviet Russia, operating during the Russian Civil War and military intervention in 1918-1920, the main military-economic center of the RSFSR, which had full authority in mobilizing forces and resources for military needs to defend the Soviet Republic.

In April 1920, it was reorganized into the Council of Labor and Defense of the RSFSR (later the USSR).