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.


Statements (49)
Predicate Object
instanceOf constitution
fundamental law
adoptedBy Eighth Extraordinary Congress of Soviets of the USSR
adoptedOn 1936-12-05
alsoKnownAs Stalin Constitution
cameIntoForceInYear 1936
characterizedPartyAs vanguard of the working people
country Soviet Union
createdChamber Soviet of Nationalities
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 USSR
limitedByPracticeOf one-party rule
political repression
politicalSystemDeclared socialist state
precededBy 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 USSR
territorialStructureDefinedAs federal union of Soviet socialist republics
ultimateGoalDeclared communism
usedInShowTrialsEra Great Purge period


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