title: The Discussion of Stalin’s Constitution in the Far East of the USSR
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metadata.value: Isaev, Alexander A.
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metadata.name: dc.date.accessioned
metadata.value: 2018-04-04T14:24:14Z
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metadata.name: dc.date.available
metadata.value: 2018-04-04T14:24:14Z
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metadata.name: dc.date.issued
metadata.value: 2018-03
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metadata.name: dc.identifier.citation
metadata.value: Isaev A. A. The Discussion of Stalin’s Constitution in the Far East of the USSR. Vestnik of Saint Petersburg University. History, 2018, vol. 63, issue 1, pp. 92–104.
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metadata.value: 10.21638/11701/spbu02.2018.106
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metadata.value: http://hdl.handle.net/11701/9280
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metadata.name: dc.description.abstract
metadata.value: On the basis of the archival documents of the State archive of Primorsky Krai (The Far Eastern
  Region), the article examines the process of study, elaboration and discussion of the text of the
  Stalin’s Constitution of the USSR of 1936, by the population of the Soviet Far East in the prewar
  period. Upon adopting the constitution in 1936 the authorities developed a number of measures
  of political and propagandistic nature with a view to popularizing the new basic law of the country
  and IV Stalin’s report on the constitution an familiarizing the masses with them, taking full control
  of implementation of the measures. The party and Soviet organization of the Far Eastern region
  put in much effort in educating people and explaining to them the Stalin’s Constitution by convening
  plenary sessions of the municipal, district and village councils; holding meetings of workers,
  peasants, employees; organising special groups, events, public readings and discussions; distributing
  literature etc. This work was undertaken among the ethnic minorities living in the region. The
  following aspects were taken into account with regard to the work aimed at studying and discussing:
  the number of organized meetings, debates, public readings; the number of people involved;
  the range of questions raised; what seemed unclear in the text; who expressed disagreement and
  in relation to which parts. The points of the Constitution which caused questions during studying
  were determined. A special attention was devoted to the course of discussions, critical remarks and
  constructive proposals, evaluative judgments and attitudes of the population to the main law of the
  country expressed during discussions. The process of preparation for the new Soviet holiday — the
  Constitution Day, which was one of the rare days off then, was of importance. For the authorities
  the campaign was vital in terms of identifying the real attitude to it and to its activities, and reinforcing
  the idea of the people’s nature of power in the mass consciousness.
metadata.lang: en_GB
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metadata.value: ru
metadata.lang: en_GB
metadata.name: dc.publisher
metadata.value: St Petersburg State University
metadata.lang: en_GB
metadata.name: dc.relation.ispartofseries
metadata.value: Vestnik of St Petersburg University. History;Volume 63; Issue 1
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metadata.name: dc.subject
metadata.value: Stalin Constitution
metadata.lang: en_GB
metadata.name: dc.subject
metadata.value: 1936
metadata.lang: en_GB
metadata.name: dc.subject
metadata.value: study the text
metadata.lang: en_GB
metadata.name: dc.subject
metadata.value: Constitution day
metadata.lang: en_GB
metadata.name: dc.subject
metadata.value: Stalin
metadata.lang: en_GB
metadata.name: dc.subject
metadata.value: counter-revolutionary and anti-Soviet statements
metadata.lang: en_GB
metadata.name: dc.subject
metadata.value: criticisms
metadata.lang: en_GB
metadata.name: dc.title
metadata.value: The Discussion of Stalin’s Constitution in the Far East of the USSR
metadata.lang: en_GB
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metadata.value: Article
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