Constitution of 1936

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gptkbp:instanceOf gptkb:constitutional_law
gptkbp:adoptedBy 5 December 1936
gptkbp:appliesTo gptkb:Soviet_Union
gptkbp:author gptkb:Joseph_Stalin
gptkbp:category gptkb:Soviet_law
gptkb:1936_in_the_Soviet_Union
1936 in law
gptkbp:context gptkb:Stalinist_era
gptkbp:country gptkb:Soviet_Union
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Constitution of 1936
gptkbp:language gptkb:Russian
gptkbp:locationAdopted gptkb:Moscow
gptkbp:notableFor centralization of power
universal direct suffrage
guaranteeing freedom of speech, press, assembly, and religion (in theory)
codifying the leading role of the Communist Party
gptkbp:numberOfArticles 146
gptkbp:officialName gptkb:Stalin_Constitution
gptkbp:precededBy gptkb:Constitution_of_1924
gptkbp:promotion gptkb:Supreme_Soviet_of_the_Soviet_Union
gptkbp:replacedBy gptkb:Constitution_of_1977
gptkb:Constitution_of_1924
gptkbp:significance expanded rights on paper for Soviet citizens
abolished restrictions on voting
declared the Soviet Union a socialist state
established the structure of the Soviet government
guaranteed civil liberties in theory
gptkbp:structure 11 chapters
146 articles
gptkbp:successor gptkb:Constitution_of_1977
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Constitution_of_1924
gptkbp:bfsLayer 6