USSR Constitution of 1936
Union constitutional framework adopted in 1936; a context document for Armenia’s position as a union republic.
Context
A domestic constitutional instrument of the Soviet period. Constitutional wording and historical practice should be examined separately.
Contemporary publication in Leninsky Put, no. 116 (761), 9 December 1936. The first page reproduces the Congress resolution dated 5 December 1936 approving the final Constitution and begins its text. The publication date differs from adoption. This is the USSR Constitution, distinct from the Armenian SSR Constitution of 1937.
- Historical period
- Soviet Armenia
- Subjects
- Statehood and constitutions
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SourceSource and provenance
- Document date
- Dec 5, 1936
- Issuing institution
- Extraordinary Eighth Congress of Soviets of the USSR
- Source reference
- USSR Constitution, adopted 5 December 1936; Leninsky Put, no. 116 (761), 9 December 1936
- Source language
- ru
- Translation status
- No Armenian translation hosted
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Rights referenceCitation
Extraordinary Eighth Congress of Soviets of the USSR. USSR Constitution of 1936. 1936-12-05. USSR Constitution, adopted 5 December 1936; Leninsky Put, no. 116 (761), 9 December 1936. Leninsky Put — historical newspaper collection on Booksite.ru. https://www.booksite.ru/totems/1936/1936_116.pdf