ABSTRACT
The implementation of the public discussion of the draft Constitution represented an intersection of central goals and local realities. The discussion of the draft Constitution began on June 12, 1936 with its publication in the central state and Party newspapers, Pravda and Izvestiia. The correspondence instructors were told to use Comrade Alymov's article, "The Development of the Soviet Constitution," to demonstrate that only a Marxist–Leninist constitution represented the working people. Central, regional, and local authorities tried to guide and shape the discussion. Party, Komsomol, and aktiv members provided most of the lecturers and meeting organizers for the discussion of the draft Constitution, but their political affiliation only represented part of their social identity. Like all Soviet campaigns, the discussion of the draft Constitution was plagued by problems. The Kirov city soviet noted problems with a particular propagandist, comrade Glukhikh, whose lessons on the Constitution were poorly prepared.
