1924 Soviet Constitution

1924 Soviet Constitution

The 1924 Soviet Constitution legitimized the December 1922 union of the Russian SFSR, the Ukrainian SSR, the Belarusian SSR, and the Transcaucasian SFSR to form the Union of Soviet Socialist Republics.

This constitution also altered the structure of the central government. It established the Congress of Soviets to be the supreme body of state authority, with the Central Executive Committee holding this authority in the interim. The Central Executive Committee is divided into the Soviet of the Union, which would represent the constituent republics, and the Soviet of Nationalities, which would represent the interests of nationality groups. The Presidium of the Central Executive Committee served as the collective presidency. Between sessions of the Central Executive Committee, the Presidium supervised the government administration. The Central Executive Committee also elected the Sovnarkom, which served as the executive arm of the government.

References

*loc - [http://lcweb2.loc.gov/frd/cs/sutoc.html Soviet Union]

External links

*ru icon [http://constitution.garant.ru/DOC_8001.htm Full Text and All Laws Amending the 1924 Constitution of the U.S.S.R.]
* [http://users.cyberone.com.au/myers/ussr1924.html English translation of the 1924 Constitution of the U.S.S.R.]


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