Istorie constituțională sovietică
Soviet Constitutional History

Summary/Abstract: Olga Velikanova's book The 1936 Constitution and the Mass Political Culture of Stalinism sheds light on the political conditions for the introduction of democratic freedoms and people's reactions to the promised step towards social reconciliation, liberalism and inclusive electoral reform. The author analyzes in detail public opinion during the discussion on the fundamental law, backing up his innovative conclusions about Soviet political culture of the 1930s with evidence from diaries, private letters, memoirs, and foreign sources.

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