1936 · Constitutions
Soviet Constitution of 1936
Soviet Union
The constitution of the Soviet Union that declared the country a socialist state and listed social and economic rights, such as work and rest, alongside civil ones.
Why it matters
It was the model for the constitutions of other socialist states, and shows a constitution as a statement of a political programme more than a check on power.
Built on
No earlier text on this timeline is a documented model for it.
Went on to shape
Counting texts that borrowed from the texts that borrowed from this one, 2 later texts on this timeline trace back to it.
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