ABSTRACT

Constitutional Development in the USSR (1981) looks at the political institutions and practices of the Soviet state through the prism of its own constitutional texts. It contains the texts of all four Soviet constitutions, and a chapter of commentary precedes each text. An overall assessment of Soviet constitutional development is offered in the concluding chapter.

chapter |6 pages

Introduction

chapter 1|36 pages

The RSFSR Constitution of 1918

chapter 2|34 pages

The USSR Constitution of 1924

chapter 3|94 pages

The USSR Constitution of 1936

chapter 4|100 pages

The USSR Constitution of 1977

chapter 5|26 pages

Conclusion