TY - BOOK AU - Sharan, Parmatma TI - The constitution of lthe USSR AV - KD35.S65.6 S52C CY - New Delhi : PB - Meenakshi Prakashan KW - Constitutions KW - Constitutional law -- Australia KW - Constitutional law -- Soviet Union KW - Union Soviet -- Constitutional law N1 - 1. INTRODUCTION -- The Land and the People-Political History upto the Revolution -- of October 1917-Soviet Communism-Theory of the Soviet -- State. -- 2. CONSTITUTIONAL DEVELOPMENT -- From 1918 to 1936-The Constitution of 1936 -- 3. CONSTITUTION OF 1977 -- Framing of the New Constitution-Important Features of the -- Constitution-Some Comments. -- 4. THE UNDERLYING PRINCIPLES -- The Preamble-Principles of the Political System-Principles of -- the Economic System-Other Principles-Some Observations. -- 5. THE SUPREME SOVIET -- Composition and Elections-Organisation and Legislative -- Process-Powers, Functions and Working-A Critical Estimate. -- 6. PRESIDIUM OF THE SUPREME SOVIET AND -- THE COUNCIL OF MINISTERS -- Presidium of the Supreme Soviet-The Council of Ministers- Presidium of the Council of Ministers. -- 7. JUDICIARY AND THE RIGHTS OF CITIZENS -- Soviet Legal System-Organisation of the Soviet Courts-The Procurator's Office-Rights and Duties of Citizens-Observations -- and Comments. -- 8. OTHER ASPECTS OF GOVERNMENT -- Federalism and Nationalities-Republican and Local Government -- Autonomy-National Administration-The Electoral System and -- People's Deputies. -- 9. COMMUNIST PARTY AND SOVIET GOVERNMENT -- The Communist Party of the Soviet Union-Organisation of the -- CPSU-Communist Party and Soviet Government. -- 10. SOVIET DEMOCRACY: FORM AND REALITY -- Is the USSR a Totalitarian State? ER -