The Right Deviation in the Communist Party of the Soviet Union

Legislative Authority in the Soviet Political System

Slavic Review ◽

10.2307/2493443 ◽

1971 ◽

Vol 30 (1) ◽

pp. 57-73 ◽

Cited By ~ 2

Author(s):

D. Richard Little

Keyword(s):

Soviet Union ◽

Communist Party ◽

Constitutional Law ◽

Political System ◽

National Level ◽

Communist Society ◽

Legislative Authority ◽

Legislative Body ◽

The Soviet Union ◽

The Right

It is a settled principle of Soviet constitutional law that the USSR Supreme Soviet is the supreme representative organ, the supreme legislative body, and the supreme executor of the people's sovereignty. The 1936 Constitution subordinates all other organs of government to the Supreme Soviet, and it alone, on the national level, has the right to form governments, pass laws, and amend the Constitution. The Constitution also stipulates, however, that the Communist Party of the Soviet Union is “the vanguard of the workers in their struggle for the construction of a communist society and constitutes the guiding core of all workers’ organizations, public as well as governmental.”

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Vanguard of the Revolution

10.23943/princeton/9780691196428.001.0001 ◽

2019 ◽

Author(s):

A. James McAdams

Keyword(s):

Soviet Union ◽

Communist Party ◽

Political Institutions ◽

North Korea ◽

Karl Marx ◽

Modern World ◽

The Soviet Union ◽

History Of ◽

The Revolution

This book is a sweeping history of one of the most significant political institutions of the modern world. The communist party was a revolutionary idea long before its supporters came to power. The book argues that the rise and fall of communism can be understood only by taking into account the origins and evolution of this compelling idea. It shows how the leaders of parties in countries as diverse as the Soviet Union, China, Germany, Yugoslavia, Cuba, and North Korea adapted the original ideas of revolutionaries like Karl Marx and Vladimir Lenin to profoundly different social and cultural settings. The book is essential reading for anyone seeking to understand world communism and the captivating idea that gave it life.

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