Russian Constitution Of 1918

Please note that the content of this book primarily consists of articles available from Wikipedia or other free sources online. The first Russian Constitution, which governed the Russian Socialist Federative Soviet Republic, described the regime that assumed power in the October Revolution of 1917. This constitution informally recognized the working class as the ruling class of Russia according to the principle of the dictatorship of the proletariat. The constitution also stated that the workers formed a political alliance with the peasants. This constitution gave broad guarantees of equal rights to workers and peasants. It denied, however, the right of the bourgeoisie or those who supported the White armies in the Civil War (1918-21) to participate in elections to the soviets or to hold political power. Supreme power rested with the All-Russian Congress of Soviets, made up of deputies from local soviets across Russia. The steering committee of the Congress of Soviets-known as the Central Executive Committee-acted as the "supreme organ of power" between sessions of the congress and as the collective presidency of the state.

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