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Ads by Google      Russian SFSR The state was founded in 1918 by the 1918 Soviet Constitution. It was made into a part of the Soviet Union in 1922, an act later formalised by the 1924 Soviet Constitution. The country was run by the Chairman of the Presidium of the Supreme Soviet of the Russian SFSR. http://www.sciencedaily.com/encyclopedia/russian_sfsr      1924 - encyclopedia article about 1924. Free access, no registration needed. What does 1924 mean? What is 1924? Provided by the Free Online Encyclopedia. Years: 1918 1919 1920 1921 1922- 1923 - 1924 1925 1926 1927 1928 1924 state leaders 1923 state leaders - Events of 1924 - 1925 state leaders - State leaders by year This is a list of aviation-related events from 1924: http://encyclopedia.thefreedictionary.com/1924      Constitution of the Soviet Union, 1918 (Extracts) The first constitution of the new Soviet state--the Russian Socialist Federated Soviet Republic--was adopted by the Congress of Soviets on July 10, 1918. That constitution in turn was replaced by Stalin's Constitution of 1936 which was, like the earlier efforts, a mere façade of the democracy it professed to install. Chapter IX The principal object of the constitution. http://web.jjay.cuny.edu/~jobrien/reference/ob103.html      PoliticsForum.org - R.S.F.S.R. Constitution 1918 The Declaration of Rights of the Working and Exploited People, approved by the Third All-Russia Congress of Soviets in January 1918, together with the constitution of the Soviet Republic approved by the Fifth Congress, make up the single fundamental law of the Russian Socialist Federative Soviet Republic. Constitution (Fundamental Law) of the R.S.F.S.R. Adopted by the Fifth All-Russia Congress of Soviets 10 July 1918 This fundamental law becomes effective from the moment of its publication in final form in Izvestia Vserossiiskogo Tsentralnogo Ispolnitelnogo Komiteta. http://www.politicsforum.org/documents/constitution_rsfsr_1918.php   (3588 words)      Soviet Union - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia The Supreme Court supervised the lower courts and applied the law, as established by the Constitution or as interpreted by the Supreme Soviet. The Soviet Union was created and expanded as a union of Soviet republics formed within the territory of the Russian Empire abolished by the Russian Revolution of 1917 followed by the Russian Civil War of 1918-1920. The main tasks of the congress were the election of the standing legislature, the Supreme Soviet, and the election of the chairman of the Supreme Soviet, who acted as head of state. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Soviet_Union   (6270 words)      Soviet Encyclopedia Article @ LaunchBase.net The Supreme Court supervised the lower courts and applied the law, as established by the Constitution or as interpreted by the Supreme Soviet. The Soviet Union was created and expanded as union of Soviet republics formed within the territory of the Russian Empire abolished by the Russian Revolution of 1917 followed by the Russian Civil War of 1918-1920. The main tasks of the congress were the election of the standing legislature, the Supreme Soviet, and the election of the chairman of the Supreme Soviet, who acted as head of state. http://www.launchbase.net/encyclopedia/Soviet   (6179 words)      soviet --  Britannica Concise Encyclopedia - The online encyclopedia you can trust! At the fifth All-Russian Congress of Soviets, in 1918, a constitution was drawn up that established the soviet as the formal unit of local and regional government and affirmed the All-Russian Congress of Soviets as the highest body of the state. Later, the 1936 constitution provided for the direct election of a two-chamber Supreme Soviet—the Soviet of the Union, in which membership was based on population, and the Soviet of Nationalities, in which members were elected on a regional basis. Much of their authority and legitimacy in the public eye came from the soviets' role as accurate reflectors of popular will: delegates had no set terms of office, and frequent by-elections gave ample opportunity for quick exertion of influence by the voters. http://www.britannica.com/ebc/article-9068945   (1256 words)      Abkhazia: Nationalism, Conflict and History 21 February 1992: Georgia abolishes its Soviet-era Constitution and reinstates the 1921 Constitution of the Democratic Republic of Georgia (1918-1921). When Georgia reinstated the Constitution of the 1918-1921 Democratic Republic of Georgia in 1992, it implicitly stripped Abkhazia of its autonomous status (and reminded Abkhazians how they had been invaded and annexed by Georgia during that period). 21 February 1921: The Constitution of the Democratic Republic of Georgia adopted. http://www.amherst.edu/~daschaich/writings/academic/abkhazia.html   (9937 words)      Table matière In November 1918 Estonia was attacked by the military forces of the Soviet Russia and the Estonians were forced to fight for their independence in the War of Independence (1918-1920) and the war against the Landeswehr in 1919. The President of the Republic is the head of state of Estonia (Article 77 of the Constitution) and is elected every five years. The approval of a new democratic Constitution took place by a national referendum on 28 June 1992 and it entered into force on 3 July 1992. http://www.humanrights.coe.int/Minorities/Eng/FrameworkConvention/StateReports/1999/estonia/estonian.htm   (2709 words)      Soviet Encyclopedia Article, Information, History and Biography @ LaunchBase.net The Supreme Court supervised the lower courts and applied the law, as established by the Constitution or as interpreted by the Supreme Soviet. The Soviet Union was created and expanded as union of Soviet republics formed within the territory of the Russian Empire abolished by the Russian Revolution of 1917 followed by the Russian Civil War of 1918-1920. The main tasks of the congress were the election of the standing legislature, the Supreme Soviet, and the election of the chairman of the Supreme Soviet, who acted as head of state. http://www.launchbase.net/encyclopedia/Soviet   (6044 words)      Lithuania On November 18 at the tenth session of its eleventh convention, the Supreme Council of the Lithuanian SSR was forced to change a chapter of the Constitution, and to grant the yellow-red-green flag the status of State flag. In July 1918 Germany proposed the creation of an independent Lithuanian state, in the form of a Kingdom, that would be in perpetual alliance with the German Empire. 2004.07.08 : Seimas of the Republic of Lithuania http://flagspot.net/flags/lt.html   (6044 words)      soviet - encyclopedia article about soviet. The Supreme Court supervised the lower courts and applied the law, as established by the Constitution or as interpreted by the Supreme Soviet. The formation of the Soviet Union was the culmination of the Russian Revolution of 1917, which overthrew short-lived Provisional Government (established after Tsar Nicholas II abdicated on March 15, 1917), and later the Red Army victory in violent Russian Civil War from 1918-1920. The main tasks of the congress were the election of the standing legislature, the Supreme Soviet, and the election of the chairman of the Supreme Soviet, who acted as head of state. http://encyclopedia.thefreedictionary.com/Soviet   (6534 words)      The Kronstadt Revolution With the multi-party system eliminated by July 1918, the Soviet plenum became virtually a single Communist party 'faction,' and elections... The Petropavlovsk resolution was an appeal to the [Bolshevik] government to live up to its own constitution, a bold statement of those very rights and freedoms which Lenin himself had professed in 1917. Kronstadt's real and distinctive achievement was its Soviet democracy which, based on a universal application of the elective principle, rebuilt institution and filled all offices, military, naval and civilian, from top to bottom, by democratic elections in which all 'toilers' i.e. http://www.amherst.edu/~daschaich/writings/academic/kronstadt.html   (3122 words)      Czech Republic - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia The Constitutional Court, which rules on constitutional issues, is appointed by the president, and its members serve 10-year terms. According to its constitution the Czech Republic is a parliamentary democracy, whose head of state is a president, indirectly elected every five years by the parliament. The president is also granted specific powers such as the right to nominate Constitutional Court judges, dissolve parliament under certain conditions, and enact a veto on legislation. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Czech_Republic   (3122 words)      Soviet Union - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia The Supreme Court supervised the lower courts and applied the law, as established by the Constitution or as interpreted by the Supreme Soviet. The formation of the Soviet Union was the culmination of the 1917 Russian Revolution, which overthrew Tsar Nicholas II, and later the Bolshevik victory in the Russian Civil War from 1918-1920. The main tasks of the congress were the election of the standing legislature, the Supreme Soviet, and the election of the chairman of the Supreme Soviet, who acted as head of state. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Soviet_Union   (5205 words)      Soviet Union - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia The Supreme Court supervised the lower courts and applied the law, as established by the Constitution or as interpreted by the Supreme Soviet. The Soviet Union was created and expanded as a union of Soviet republics formed within the territory of the Russian Empire abolished by the Russian Revolution of 1917 followed by the Russian Civil War of 1918-1920. The main tasks of the congress were the election of the standing legislature, the Supreme Soviet, and the election of the chairman of the Supreme Soviet, who acted as head of state. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Soviet_Union   (6137 words)      MSN Encarta - Search View - Union of Soviet Socialist Republics A constitution favoring Bolshevik control was then drafted, and in July 1918 the Congress of Soviets approved the first constitution of the Russian Soviet Federated Socialist Republic (RSFSR). In the Democratic Republic of the Congo, Soviet-supported Prime Minister Patrice Lumumba was killed in an uprising in 1961; in Ghana, President Kwame Nkrumah and his socialistic government were overthrown in 1966 and Soviet technicians were expelled. The Soviet Union immediately recognized the People’s Republic of China (PRC) that was established under Communist leader Mao Zedong in 1949, allied itself with it, and backed its demand to be seated in the UN in place of the Kuomintang (KMT) government of the Republic of China (ROC), which was forced to relocate to Taiwan. http://encarta.msn.com/text_761553017__1/Union_of_Soviet_Socialist_Republics.html   (19267 words)      Avtandil Menteshashvili - Some national and ethnic problems in Georgia (1918-1922) The treaty relations between the Abkhaz SSR and Georgia continued till February 1931, when the 6th Congress of Soviets of Abkhazia and then 6th Congress of Soviets of Georgia made a decision to turn Abkhazia into an autonomous republic within the Georgian SSR. The Constitution of the Democratic Republic of Georgia adopted on February 21, 1921 by the Constitutional Assembly, gave a just solution to the Abkhaz problem, granting Abkhazia a status of autonomy within Georgia. Consequently, he agreed to declare Abkhazia and independent Soviet republic until the question of its federation with RSFSR of Georgia was settled by the center (*76). http://sisauri.tripod.com/politic/abkhazia.htm   (13351 words)      Russia On November 15, 1991, the Supreme Soviet of North Ossetian ASSR passed the "Law about Supplementing the Constitution of the North Ossetian ASSR," which provided for the creation ofself-defense forces for the republic as well as of a so-called republican guard. Under the Soviets, local Cossacks were punished for their support of anti-Soviet White forces during the Russian Civil War (1918-1921) and banished from the area, including from the Prigorodnyi region which was given to the Ingush, ostensibly for their support of the Red or Bolshevik forces during the conflict. 37 In October 1991, the North Ossetian Supreme Soviet and Council of Ministers appealed to the USSR and Russian Federation Presidents, stating that an "extraordinary socio-political situation had developed" and calling on central authorities to intervene. http://www.hrw.org/hrw/reports/1996/Russia.htm   (18471 words)      Hammer and sickle - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia Before this, the flags of Soviet republics tended to be a plain red field, defaced with the golden text of the name of the respective republic, as stipulated in Article 90 of the 1918 Soviet Constitution. Later it was featured on the flag of the Soviet Union, adopted in 1923 and finalized in the 1924 Soviet Constitution, and flags of the republics of the Soviet Union after 1924. Initially it was rendered on the Coat of Arms of the RSFSR, the union of workers and peasants having been declared the base of the state, and on the symbolics of the Red Army (created in 1918). http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hammer_and_sickle   (18471 words)      The Finns as fascists in disguise When, after Finland's independence, first a leftist rebellion in 1918 and then a rightist rebellion in 1932 were put down, the rebels' defiance of laws and constitution was the strongest argument the government could use to rally the public and the armed forces. For the Finns, the constitution of 1772 got a close-to sacred status, and its defense became one of the most important political issues. World War I Bombing of Dresden California US Constitution Frank Sinatra Boston Marbury v. http://www.worldhistory.com/wiki/T/The-Finns-as-fascists-in-disguise.htm   (18471 words)      Soviet Union - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia The Supreme Court supervised the lower courts and applied the law, as established by the Constitution or as interpreted by the Supreme Soviet. The formation of the Soviet Union was the culmination of the Russian Revolution of 1917, which overthrew the short-lived Provisional Government (established after Czar Nicholas II abdicated on March 15, 1917), and later the Red Army victory in the Russian Civil War of 1918-1920. The main tasks of the congress were the election of the standing legislature, the Supreme Soviet, and the election of the chairman of the Supreme Soviet, who acted as head of state. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Soviet_Union   (5889 words)      Soviet Union - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia The Supreme Court supervised the lower courts and applied the law, as established by the Constitution or as interpreted by the Supreme Soviet. The formation of the Soviet Union was the culmination of the Russian Revolution of 1917, which overthrew the short-lived Provisional Government (established after Tsar Nicholas II abdicated on March 15, 1917), and later the Red Army victory in the violent Russian Civil War from 1918-1920. The main tasks of the congress were the election of the standing legislature, the Supreme Soviet, and the election of the chairman of the Supreme Soviet, who acted as head of state. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Soviet_Union   (5831 words)      Russia On November 15, 1991, the Supreme Soviet of North Ossetian ASSR passed the "Law about Supplementing the Constitution of the North Ossetian ASSR," which provided for the creation ofself-defense forces for the republic as well as of a so-called republican guard. Under the Soviets, local Cossacks were punished for their support of anti-Soviet White forces during the Russian Civil War (1918-1921) and banished from the area, including from the Prigorodnyi region which was given to the Ingush, ostensibly for their support of the Red or Bolshevik forces during the conflict. 37 In October 1991, the North Ossetian Supreme Soviet and Council of Ministers appealed to the USSR and Russian Federation Presidents, stating that an "extraordinary socio-political situation had developed" and calling on central authorities to intervene. http://www.hrw.org/hrw/reports/1996/Russia.htm   (5831 words)      breakup of the soviet union Image:Russian_SFSR_flag_large.png The state was founded in 1918 by the 1918 Soviet Constitution. It was made into a part of the Soviet Union in 1922, an act later formalised... WC's, as teams from Czechoslovakia, Sweden, and the Soviet Union became increasingly competitive. http://www.russiaresources.com/russia/breakup+of+the+soviet+union   (5831 words)      Soviet Union - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia The Supreme Court supervised the lower courts and applied the law, as established by the Constitution or as interpreted by the Supreme Soviet. The formation of the Soviet Union was the culmination of the Russian Revolution of 1917, which overthrew the short-lived Provisional Government (established after Tsar Nicholas II abdicated on March 15, 1917), and later the Red Army victory in the violent Russian Civil War of 1918-1920. The main tasks of the congress were the election of the standing legislature, the Supreme Soviet, and the election of the chairman of the Supreme Soviet, who acted as head of state. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Soviet_Union   (6000 words)      MSN Encarta - Union of Soviet Socialist Republics Article 36 of the Soviet constitution of 1977 enshrined citizens’ right to use their mother tongues “and the languages of the other peoples of the USSR.â€� In fact, the Russian language was advantaged, though not to the exclusion of others. In 1918 they took over all private and parochial schools and colleges, abolished fees, and determined that all children ages 8 to 15 were to attend school full time. The Soviet Union had no official state language, but Russian was the preferred language of government and economics, the sole language of military command, and the medium of communication within the CPSU. http://encarta.msn.com/encyclopedia_761553017_2/Union_of_Soviet_Socialist_Republics.html   (1736 words)      Karelia in Soviet Union As adopted by the Supreme Soviet of the Karelo-Finnish SSR on 9 June 1940, Article 118 of the K-FSSR Constitution read: The Baltic states of Estonia, Lithuania and Latvia were able only to offer token resistance to Soviet occupation in 1940, but the fourth Baltic state, Finland, fought back desperately and, although lost 10% of its territory, survived as an independent state. This is the flag Paskov [pas94] describes as "The Flag of the Russian Federation adopted in the Olonets Province in 1918". http://www.crwflags.com/fotw/flags/su-kf.html   (1736 words)      Azerbaijan page Political turmoil characterized the first years of Azerbaijani independence, and the constitution was violated on several occasions. In 1918, after the Russian Revolution, Azerbaijan became an independent state. In 1920 it was proclaimed a Soviet Socialist Republic (SSR) of the USSR and united with Georgia and Armenia to form the Transcaucasian Soviet Federated Socialist Republic (SFSR). http://members.tripod.com/JeffSimp/azerbaijan.htm   (1559 words)      Nazi Germany In a wave of hysteria over the 'Red Peril', President Hindenburg signed a decree suspending the civil liberties guaranteed under the Weimar Constitution. On November 8, Kurt Eisner, an Independent Socialist, proclaimed a Soviet Republic in Bavaria. By the end of September 1918, news of defeats in the war came to Berlin, and soon spread throughout the country. http://www.thecorner.org/hists/total/n-german.htm   (1559 words)

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