According to Soviet Marxist–Leninist theorists, the basic character of Soviet foreign policy was set forth in Vladimir Lenin's Decree on Peace, adopted by the Second Congress of Soviets in November 1917. It set forth the dual nature of Soviet foreign policy, which encompasses both proletarian internationalism and peaceful coexistence.On the one hand, proletarian …

Theoretical approaches. George M. Enteen identifies two approaches to the study of Soviet historiography. A totalitarian approach associated with the Western analysis of the Soviet Union as a totalitarian society, controlled by the Central Committee of the Communist Party of the Soviet Union, this school "thought that signs of dissent merely represented a misreading of …

The Supreme Soviet was composed of two chambers, each with equal legislative powers, with members elected for four-year terms: The Soviet of the Union, elected on the basis of the population with one deputy for every 300,000 people in the Soviet federation.; The Soviet of Nationalities, which represented the ethnic populations as units, with members elected on the …

The 1977 Constitution of the Soviet Union, officially the Constitution (Fundamental Law) of the Union of Soviet Socialist Republics, was the constitution of the Soviet Union adopted on 7 October 1977 until its dissolution on 21 December 1991. Also known as the Brezhnev Constitution or the Constitution of the Developed Socialism, it was the third and final constitution of the …

From 1938 to 1989, the chairman of the Presidium was reckoned as the USSR/Soviet Union's de jure head of state and was sometimes referred to as the "President of the USSR/Soviet Union" in non-Soviet sources. ... Bibliography of the Post Stalinist Soviet Union § Government This page was last edited on 21 November 2022, at 01:20 (UTC). Text ...

The Soviet Union, officially the Union of Soviet Socialist Republics (USSR), was a transcontinental country that spanned much of Eurasia from 1922 to 1991. A flagship communist state, it was nominally a federal union of fifteen national republics; in practice, both its government and its economy were highly centralized until its final years.

The economy of the Soviet Union was based on state ownership of the means of production, collective farming, and industrial manufacturing.An administrative-command system managed a distinctive form of central planning.The Soviet economy was characterized by state control of investment, a dependence on natural resources, shortages of many consumer goods, little …

Following the 13th Congress, another power struggle with a different focus began; this time socio-economic policies were the prime motivators for the struggle. Trotsky, Zinoviev and Kamenev supported rapid industrialisation and a planned economy, while Bukharin, Rykov and Tomsky supported keeping the NEP. Stalin, in contrast to the others, has often been viewed as …

The Congress of Soviets was the supreme organ of power in accordance with Article 8 of the 1924 Soviet Constitution. The Congress was replaced in the 1936 Soviet Constitution by the Supreme Soviet of the Soviet Union.In accordance with Article 30, it functioned as the highest state authority and the only legislative branch of the Soviet Union. According to Article 108 of the …

In the 1960s, 1970s, and 1980s, the Brezhnev era, a distinctive period of Soviet culture developed characterized by conformist public life and intense focus on personal life.In the late Soviet Union, Soviet popular culture was characterized by fascination with American popular culture as exemplified by the blue jeans craze.. In arts, the liberalization of all aspects of life starting from …