Soviet constitution of 1936
The Soviet of 1936 , adopted the December 5th 1936, and so known Constitution under the name of Constitution " Stalin " , redefines the government of the Soviet Union. The constitution removed the restrictions of vote and added the Vote for all direct to the rights guaranteed by the preceding constitution. Moreover, the constitution at that time recognized the social and economic collective rights, not recognized by the constitutions of the capitalist countries, among which rights to work, at rest and with the leisure, the protection of health, the care with the elderly or patients, right to housing, education and the cultural benefits. The constitution allowed also the direct election of all the governmental bodies and their reorganization in a single and uniform system.
The constitution of 1936 changed the name of the Executive Central committee into Supreme Soviet of the Union of the Soviet socialist republics. Like its predecessors, the Supreme Soviet included/understood two rooms: the Soviet of the Union and the Soviet of nationalities. The constitution increased the capacities of the Supreme Soviet, enabling him to elect commissions, which constituted the major part of its work. As under the preceding constitution, the Præsidium exerted the full powerss of the Supreme Soviet between the sessions, and had the law of interprêter the laws. The president of the Presidium became the titular Head of State. The Sovnarkom (known after 1946 as the Council of Ministers) continued to act as executive arm of the government.
Of the four Soviet constitutions, that of 1936 was longest applied. It was replaced in 1977 (see the Soviet Constitution of 1977).
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