Samantha Lomb: 1 book
Stalin’s Constitution (Open Access)
Soviet Participatory Politics and the Discussion of the 1936 Draft Constitution
Language: English
Release Date: November 9, 2017
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 these...
