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

How this entity was disambiguated

This entity first appeared as the object of triple T303657 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.

NED1 Entity disambiguation (via context triple) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07

Target entity: Constitution of the Soviet Union
Context triple: [Presidium of the Supreme Soviet of the USSR, legalBasis, Constitution of the Soviet Union]

A. 1936 Constitution of the Soviet Union
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.
B. Constitution of the Soviet Union of 1923
The Constitution of the Soviet Union of 1923 was an early foundational legal charter that structured the newly formed USSR’s federal government and institutions, including its highest judicial bodies.
C. 1977 Constitution of the Soviet Union
The 1977 Constitution of the Soviet Union, often called the Brezhnev Constitution, was the USSR’s final and most detailed basic law, defining its political structure, citizens’ rights, and the leading role of the Communist Party until the state’s dissolution.
D. Treaty of Friendship, Cooperation and Mutual Assistance
The Treaty of Friendship, Cooperation and Mutual Assistance was the founding collective defense agreement that established the Warsaw Pact as the Eastern Bloc’s military alliance during the Cold War.
E. Supreme Soviet of the Soviet Union
The Supreme Soviet of the Soviet Union was the highest legislative body and nominal supreme authority of the USSR, functioning as its national parliament from 1938 until the country's dissolution in 1991.
F. None of above. chosen
G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.

NED2 Entity disambiguation (via description) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07

Target entity: Constitution of the Soviet Union
Target entity description: 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.

A. 1936 Constitution of the Soviet Union
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.
B. Constitution of the Soviet Union of 1923
The Constitution of the Soviet Union of 1923 was an early foundational legal charter that structured the newly formed USSR’s federal government and institutions, including its highest judicial bodies.
C. 1977 Constitution of the Soviet Union
The 1977 Constitution of the Soviet Union, often called the Brezhnev Constitution, was the USSR’s final and most detailed basic law, defining its political structure, citizens’ rights, and the leading role of the Communist Party until the state’s dissolution.
D. Treaty of Friendship, Cooperation and Mutual Assistance
The Treaty of Friendship, Cooperation and Mutual Assistance was the founding collective defense agreement that established the Warsaw Pact as the Eastern Bloc’s military alliance during the Cold War.
E. Supreme Soviet of the Soviet Union
The Supreme Soviet of the Soviet Union was the highest legislative body and nominal supreme authority of the USSR, functioning as its national parliament from 1938 until the country's dissolution in 1991.
F. None of above. chosen

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 ⓘ

How these facts were elicited

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

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Referenced by (24)

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