Adoption of the Constitution of the USSR of 1936 and features of the regulation of institutions of local Soviets
This article deals with the characterization of «Stalinist» Constitution (1936) and especially its regulation on the basis of the institute of local Soviets. It is noted that the Constitution of the USSR of 1936 as a whole was more democratic than the previous. This also applies to the principles of the formation and activity of local Soviets as a lower level of state power. However, constitutionally affirmed rigid vertical of power, in which the autonomy of local Soviets strongly limited, reflecting the presence of the country's administrative-command system.