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Soviet Federalism under the New Soviet Constitution

Soviet Federalism under the New Soviet Constitution 171 Soviet Federalism under the New Soviet Constitution Henn-Jüri Uibopuu Professor of Public International Law and Soviet Law, University of Salzburg, Austria. 1. Introduction . "The Union of Soviet Socialist Republics (formed on the basis of the principle of socialist federalism), as the result of free self-determination of nations and the voluntary union of equal Soviet Socialist Republics is an integral, federal, multinational State." This is the wording of Article 70 of the new Soviet Constitution, describing the nationalities and political structure of the Soviet Union. The same article states furthermore that the USSR personifies the political unity of the Soviet people, welding together all nations and nationalities of the Soviet Union for the common purpose of the construction of communism., The two earlier Soviet constitutions (1924 and 1936) simply proclaim the voluntary union of equal Soviet Republics into the USSR and determine the competence of the Union. The language used was more traditional and moderate, and no emphasis was put on the said typical socialist character of the Soviet federation. This special feature had from the very first days of the existence of the Soviet Union been portrayed as a completely new phenomenon in the history of http://www.deepdyve.com/assets/images/DeepDyve-Logo-lg.png Review of Socialist Law (in 1992 continued as Review of Central and East European Law) Brill

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Brill
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© 1979 Koninklijke Brill NV, Leiden, The Netherlands
ISSN
0165-0300
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1875-2985
DOI
10.1163/157303579X00127
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171 Soviet Federalism under the New Soviet Constitution Henn-Jüri Uibopuu Professor of Public International Law and Soviet Law, University of Salzburg, Austria. 1. Introduction . "The Union of Soviet Socialist Republics (formed on the basis of the principle of socialist federalism), as the result of free self-determination of nations and the voluntary union of equal Soviet Socialist Republics is an integral, federal, multinational State." This is the wording of Article 70 of the new Soviet Constitution, describing the nationalities and political structure of the Soviet Union. The same article states furthermore that the USSR personifies the political unity of the Soviet people, welding together all nations and nationalities of the Soviet Union for the common purpose of the construction of communism., The two earlier Soviet constitutions (1924 and 1936) simply proclaim the voluntary union of equal Soviet Republics into the USSR and determine the competence of the Union. The language used was more traditional and moderate, and no emphasis was put on the said typical socialist character of the Soviet federation. This special feature had from the very first days of the existence of the Soviet Union been portrayed as a completely new phenomenon in the history of

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Review of Socialist Law (in 1992 continued as Review of Central and East European Law) – Brill

Published: Jan 1, 1979

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