Constitution of the Soviet Union
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During its existence, the Soviet Union had three different constitutions enforced individually at different times between 31 January 1924 to 26 December 1991.
Chronology of Soviet constitutions
These three constitutions were:
- 1924 Constitution of the Soviet Union – adopted 31 January 1924 ("Lenin Constitution")[1]
- 1936 Constitution of the Soviet Union – adopted 5 December 1936 ("Stalin Constitution")[2]
- 1977 Constitution of the Soviet Union – adopted 7 October 1977 ("Brezhnev Constitution")[3]
The Constitutions of the Soviet Union were modeled after the
Byelorussian SSR joining the United Nations General Assembly
as founding members in 1945.
The 1924 Constitution and 1936 Constitution were enacted by the Congress of Soviets, the supreme governing body of the Soviet Union since its founding in 1922. The Congress of Soviets dissolved itself upon enactment of the 1936 Constitution, replacing itself as supreme governing body with the Supreme Soviet of the Soviet Union which later enacted the 1977 Constitution.
The Constitution of the Soviet Union was effectively repealed upon the dissolution of the Soviet Union on 26 December 1991.
See also
- Constitution of Russia
- Bibliography of the Russian Revolution and Civil War § Government
- Bibliography of Stalinism and the Soviet Union § Government
- Bibliography of the post-Stalinist Soviet Union § Government and politics
- Soviet democracy
References
- ^ Archie Brown, The rise and fall of Communism (2009) p, 518.
- OCLC 1007090474.
- ISBN 978-0-416-71680-1.
