1936 Constitution of the Soviet Union

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The 1936 Constitution of the Soviet Union, often called the Stalin Constitution, was a fundamental law that restructured Soviet government institutions and proclaimed extensive civil rights while consolidating Communist Party control.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf constitution
fundamental law
adoptedBy Congress of Soviets of the Soviet Union
surface form: Eighth Extraordinary Congress of Soviets of the USSR
adoptedOn 1936-12-05
alsoKnownAs 1936 Constitution of the Soviet Union
surface form: Stalin Constitution
cameIntoForceInYear 1936
characterizedPartyAs vanguard of the working people
country Soviet Union
createdChamber Soviet of Nationalities
Supreme Soviet of the Soviet Union
surface form: Soviet of the Union
definedStateAs state of workers and peasants
draftedUnderLeader Joseph Stalin
economicSystemDeclared socialist ownership of the means of production
enshrinedRoleOfParty Communist Party of the Soviet Union
followedBy 1977 Constitution of the Soviet Union
headOfStateOfficeDefinedAs Presidium of the Supreme Soviet of the USSR
ideology Marxism–Leninism
inForceUntilYear 1977
introducedRight direct elections
equality of citizens regardless of nationality or race
equality of men and women
freedom of anti-religious propaganda
freedom of assembly
freedom of conscience
freedom of religious worship
freedom of speech
freedom of the press
right to education
right to material security in old age and in case of disability
right to rest and leisure
right to work
secret ballot
universal suffrage
language Russian
legalSystem socialist law
legislativeBodyEstablished Supreme Soviet of the Soviet Union
surface form: Supreme Soviet of the USSR
limitedByPracticeOf one-party rule
political repression
politicalSystemDeclared socialist state
precededBy Constitution of the Soviet Union of 1923
surface form: 1924 Constitution of the Soviet Union
propagandisticClaim most democratic constitution in the world
providedFor union republic constitutions
recognizedFormOfProperty collective-farm cooperative property
personal property
state property
replacedBody Congress of Soviets of the Soviet Union
surface form: Congress of Soviets of the USSR
territorialStructureDefinedAs federal union of Soviet socialist republics
ultimateGoalDeclared communism
usedInShowTrialsEra Great Purge
surface form: Great Purge period

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Supreme Soviet of the Soviet Union legalBasis 1936 Constitution of the Soviet Union
1936 Constitution of the Soviet Union alsoKnownAs 1936 Constitution of the Soviet Union
this entity surface form: Stalin Constitution
1937 Soviet legislative election basedOn 1936 Constitution of the Soviet Union
1937 Soviet legislative election legalFramework 1936 Constitution of the Soviet Union
this entity surface form: 1936 Stalin Constitution
1977 Constitution of the Soviet Union follows 1936 Constitution of the Soviet Union
1977 Constitution of the Soviet Union predecessorDocument 1936 Constitution of the Soviet Union
Congress of Soviets of the Soviet Union legalBasis 1936 Constitution of the Soviet Union
this entity surface form: Constitution of the Soviet Union of 1936
Central Executive Committee of the Soviet Union constitutionalBasis 1936 Constitution of the Soviet Union
Soviet government constitution 1936 Constitution of the Soviet Union
this entity surface form: 1936 Soviet Constitution
Constitution of the Soviet Union of 1923 replacedBy 1936 Constitution of the Soviet Union
this entity surface form: Constitution of the Soviet Union of 1936
Chairman of the Presidium of the Supreme Soviet createdBy 1936 Constitution of the Soviet Union
this entity surface form: 1936 Soviet Constitution
Treaty on the Creation of the USSR supersededBy 1936 Constitution of the Soviet Union
this entity surface form: 1936 Constitution of the USSR
Constitution of the RSFSR (1937) follows 1936 Constitution of the Soviet Union
this entity surface form: Constitution of the USSR (1936)
Constitution of the RSFSR (1937) basedOn 1936 Constitution of the Soviet Union
this entity surface form: Constitution of the USSR (1936)
Constitution of the RSFSR (1937) alignmentWith 1936 Constitution of the Soviet Union
this entity surface form: Constitution of the USSR (1936)
Constitution of the Polish People's Republic of 1952 inspiredBy 1936 Constitution of the Soviet Union
this entity surface form: Stalin Constitution of 1936
Constitution of 1952 modeledOn 1936 Constitution of the Soviet Union
this entity surface form: 1936 Soviet Constitution