Stalin's constitution Soviet participatory politics and the discussion of the 1936 draft constitution

"Upon its adoption in December 1936, Soviet leaders hailed the new so-called Stalin Constitution as the most democratic in the world. Scholars have long scoffed at this claim, noting that the mass repression of 1937-1938 that followed rendered it a hollow document. This study does not address t...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Otros Autores: Lomb, Samantha, author (author)
Formato: Libro electrónico
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: London, [England] ; New York : Routledge 2018.
Colección:Routledge studies in modern European history.
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Ver en Biblioteca Universitat Ramon Llull:https://discovery.url.edu/permalink/34CSUC_URL/1im36ta/alma991009428797506719
Tabla de Contenidos:
  • Citizenship and a social contract : the drafting of the 1936 Constitution
  • Daily life in Kirov in the 1930's
  • Local realities : the implementation of the discussion of the draft constitution
  • Validators of Socialist victory : the discussion in the local press
  • Popular voices : interpreting citizens' rights and duties
  • Integration, exclusion, and accountability
  • The constitution, the 1937 elections, and repression.