Constitution of the Soviet Union

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constitution fundamental law

The Constitution of the Soviet Union was the fundamental law that defined the structure, powers, and guiding socialist principles of the USSR’s government and society.

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All labels observed (6)

Label	Occurrences
Constitution of the USSR	10
Constitution of the Soviet Union canonical	9
USSR Constitution	2
Constitution of the Soviet Union of 1924	1
Constitution of the USSR (1924)	1
Soviet constitution	1

Statements (49)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	constitution ⓘ fundamental law ⓘ
amendmentProcedure	amendable by the Supreme Soviet ⓘ
appliesTo	Soviet Union ⓘ
contains	chapter on duties of citizens ⓘ chapter on rights of citizens ⓘ provisions on collective farms ⓘ provisions on equality of men and women (in theory) ⓘ provisions on freedom of assembly (in theory) ⓘ provisions on freedom of conscience (in theory) ⓘ provisions on freedom of speech (in theory) ⓘ provisions on national equality of peoples of the USSR ⓘ provisions on planned economy ⓘ provisions on socialist ownership of the means of production ⓘ provisions on state enterprises ⓘ provisions on universal suffrage (in theory) ⓘ
country	Soviet Union ⓘ surface form: Union of Soviet Socialist Republics
defines	federal structure of the USSR ⓘ guiding socialist principles of the USSR ⓘ powers of the Soviet government ⓘ state as socialist state of workers and peasants ⓘ structure of the Soviet state ⓘ union republics of the USSR ⓘ
economicSystem	socialist planned economy ⓘ
electoralSystem	indirectly legitimized one-party elections ⓘ
establishes	Communist Party of the Soviet Union as leading force of society and state ⓘ Council of Ministers of the Soviet Union ⓘ surface form: Council of Ministers of the USSR Presidium of the Supreme Soviet of the USSR ⓘ surface form: Presidium of the Supreme Soviet Supreme Soviet of the Soviet Union ⓘ
governingBody	Supreme Soviet of the Soviet Union ⓘ
guarantees	right to education (in theory) ⓘ right to health protection (in theory) ⓘ right to rest and leisure (in theory) ⓘ right to work (in theory) ⓘ
ideology	Marxism–Leninism ⓘ
imposesDuty	duty to defend the socialist homeland ⓘ duty to observe labor discipline ⓘ duty to work ⓘ
influencedBy	Bolshevik Party program ⓘ 1978 Constitution of the Russian Soviet Federative Socialist Republic ⓘ surface form: Constitution of the Russian Soviet Federative Socialist Republic
inForceUntil	dissolution of the Soviet Union in 1991 ⓘ
language	Russian ⓘ
legalStatus	supreme law of the Soviet Union ⓘ
legalSystem	socialist law ⓘ
politicalSystem	one-party system ⓘ
propertyRegime	state ownership of land ⓘ state ownership of major means of production ⓘ state ownership of natural resources ⓘ
recognizes	leading role of the Communist Party ⓘ

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Subject: Constitution of the Soviet Union
Description of subject: The Constitution of the Soviet Union was the fundamental law that defined the structure, powers, and guiding socialist principles of the USSR’s government and society.

Referenced by (24)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Presidium of the Supreme Soviet of the USSR → legalBasis → Constitution of the Soviet Union ⓘ

Congress of People's Deputies of the Soviet Union → couldAmend → Constitution of the Soviet Union ⓘ

Congress of Soviets of the Soviet Union → legalBasis → Constitution of the Soviet Union ⓘ

this entity surface form: Constitution of the Soviet Union of 1924

Presidency of the USSR → legalBasis → Constitution of the Soviet Union ⓘ

Supreme Commander-in-Chief of the Armed Forces of the USSR → governingDocument → Constitution of the Soviet Union ⓘ

this entity surface form: Constitution of the USSR

Chairman of the Council of Ministers of the Russian SFSR → legalBasis → Constitution of the Soviet Union ⓘ

this entity surface form: Constitution of the USSR

President of the Soviet Union → constitutionalBasis → Constitution of the Soviet Union ⓘ

Constitutional Oversight Committee of the USSR → appliesTo → Constitution of the Soviet Union ⓘ

this entity surface form: USSR Constitution

Chairman of the Presidium of the Supreme Soviet → createdBy → Constitution of the Soviet Union ⓘ

Leningrad City Soviet → basedOn → Constitution of the Soviet Union ⓘ

this entity surface form: Soviet constitution

Criminal Codes of the Union Republics → regulatedBy → Constitution of the Soviet Union ⓘ

Soviet Socialist Republics → legalFramework → Constitution of the Soviet Union ⓘ

Council of Ministers of the Kazakh SSR → legislatedBy → Constitution of the Soviet Union ⓘ

this entity surface form: Constitution of the USSR

Constitution of the RSFSR (1918) → followedBy → Constitution of the Soviet Union ⓘ

this entity surface form: Constitution of the USSR (1924)

Military Collegium of the Supreme Court of the USSR → governedBy → Constitution of the Soviet Union ⓘ

this entity surface form: Constitution of the USSR

Soviet ministries and departments → legalBasis → Constitution of the Soviet Union ⓘ

this entity surface form: USSR Constitution

Decree of the Presidium of the Supreme Soviet of the USSR → authorizedBy → Constitution of the Soviet Union ⓘ

this entity surface form: Constitution of the USSR

Supreme Court of the Ukrainian SSR → follows → Constitution of the Soviet Union ⓘ

this entity surface form: Constitution of the USSR

Prosecutor’s Office of the USSR → legalBasis → Constitution of the Soviet Union ⓘ

this entity surface form: Constitution of the USSR

Constitution of the Azerbaijan SSR → follows → Constitution of the Soviet Union ⓘ

Supreme Soviet of the Azerbaijan SSR → constitutionalBasis → Constitution of the Soviet Union ⓘ

this entity surface form: Constitution of the USSR

Prosecutor General of the Soviet Union → legalBasis → Constitution of the Soviet Union ⓘ

Supreme Soviet of the Tajik SSR → conformsTo → Constitution of the Soviet Union ⓘ

this entity surface form: Constitution of the USSR

Council of Ministers of the Ukrainian SSR → basedOn → Constitution of the Soviet Union ⓘ

this entity surface form: Constitution of the USSR