Declaration of State Sovereignty of the Russian Soviet Federative Socialist Republic

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The Declaration of State Sovereignty of the Russian Soviet Federative Socialist Republic was a 1990 political act by the Russian SFSR that asserted its sovereignty from the Soviet Union and laid the groundwork for the modern Russian Federation.

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instanceOf constitutional act
political declaration
adoptedBy Congress of People’s Deputies of the Russian SFSR
Congress of People’s Deputies of the Russian SFSR
surface form: First Congress of People’s Deputies of the RSFSR
category 1990 in politics
Sovereignty declarations of Soviet republics
commemoration Russia Day
commemorationCountry Russia
surface form: Russian Federation
commemorationDate June 12
constitutionalHierarchy declared priority of the RSFSR Constitution over USSR legislation on RSFSR territory
country Russian SFSR
surface form: Russian Soviet Federative Socialist Republic
dateAdopted 1990-06-12
followedBy Constitution of the Russian Federation
surface form: Constitution of the Russian Federation of 1993

Declaration of the Rights and Freedoms of Man and Citizen in the RSFSR
historicalPeriod late Soviet period
influencedBy economic and political crisis in the USSR
growing autonomy movements in Soviet republics
keyPrinciple priority of human rights and freedoms
recognition of political pluralism
recognition of private property
separation of legislative, executive and judicial powers
supremacy of RSFSR laws over USSR laws on its territory
language Russian
legalEffect contributed to transformation of RSFSR into a sovereign state
initiated constitutional reform in the RSFSR
served as basis for the 1991 RSFSR Constitution amendments
legalStatus foundational act of Russian statehood
legislature Supreme Soviet of the Russian SFSR
surface form: Supreme Soviet of the RSFSR
mainProponent Boris Yeltsin
placeAdopted Moscow
politicalContext perestroika
surface form: Perestroika

dissolution of the Soviet Union
politicalRole strengthened position of Boris Yeltsin in Russian politics
recognizedRight right of the RSFSR to independent foreign relations
right of the RSFSR to its own armed forces
right of the RSFSR to its own citizenship
relatedConcept parade of sovereignties
relatedDocument Act of Independence of Lithuania (1918)
surface form: Act of Declaration of Independence of Lithuania

Declaration of State Sovereignty of Ukraine
relatedEvent August 1991 Soviet coup attempt
surface form: 1991 August Coup

Belavezha Accords
dissolution of the Soviet Union in 1991
shortName Declaration of State Sovereignty of the Russian Soviet Federative Socialist Republic self-linksurface differs
surface form: Declaration of State Sovereignty of the RSFSR
significance asserted state sovereignty of the RSFSR within the USSR
laid groundwork for the modern Russian Federation
statedGoal creation of a democratic rule-of-law state in Russia
ensuring equal rights for all citizens and peoples living in the RSFSR
territorialScope territory of the RSFSR

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Russia Day commemorates Declaration of State Sovereignty of the Russian Soviet Federative Socialist Republic
Declaration of State Sovereignty of the Russian Soviet Federative Socialist Republic shortName Declaration of State Sovereignty of the Russian Soviet Federative Socialist Republic self-linksurface differs
this entity surface form: Declaration of State Sovereignty of the RSFSR