The Constitution (Basic Law) of the USSR of 1924 and the Constitutions (basic laws) of the republics of the USSR of the 1920s

The publication includes the text of the first constitution of the USSR, adopted at the Second Congress of Soviets on January 31st, 1924. It also includes some of the most important official documents regarding the highest and central bodies of the USSR.

The publication presents the text of the Constitution of the Russian Soviet Federative Socialist Republic (RSFSR), adopted on May 11, 1925, at the XII All-Russian Congress of Soviets, with amendments made in 1927 and 1929. This marked a significant milestone in the RSFSR's development after its entry into the Union of Soviet Socialist Republics (USSR).

The publication contains materials from the meeting that discussed the draft Constitution of the RSFSR (pages 136-178 and scans 158-200), a resolution on the report on the draft Constitution (pages 253-254 and scans 283-284), and the final text of the adopted Constitution (pages 271-289 and scans 305-323).

Fragments of the newsreel from the II All-Union Congress of Soviets, which was held on January 26-February 2, 1924 and during which the first Constitution of the USSR was adopted.

The publication presents various diagrams on the national composition, the structure of the Union republics, and the system of supreme and central authorities in the USSR, as well as detailed descriptions of these diagrams. The descriptions are located on pages 5-54 (scans 7-56), and the diagrams themselves can be found on separate sheets (scans 58-104).

The publication presents the text of the 1924 Constitution of the USSR, which is accompanied by various diagrams.