Constitutional projects of the twentieth century The Constitution of the Union of Soviet Republics of Europe and Asia

In: Gosudarstvo i pravo, Heft 3, S. 138

Abstract

The study of constitutional projects, as part of the history of Russian statehood, is especially relevant in connection with the formation of institutions of modern domestic constitutionalism. The impetus for the development of this process was received by the adoption of constitutional amendments in 2020. The study of constitutional projects is due to the fact that they contain aspects of theoretical constitutionalism, which is formed at each historical stage of the development of the state and society. The article analyzes the draft Constitution of the Union of Soviet Republics of Europe and Asia, which reflected the contradictions of one of the turning points in the modern history of Russia. Considering this project as part of the national history of state-building, its value and influence on the Constitution of the Russian Federation are emphasized, the formation of the Russian constitutional identity