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 book focuses on the six-month...
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Taylor & Francis
20171113
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