1978 Constitution of the Russian Soviet Federative Socialist Republic

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Soviet-era constitution constitution fundamental law

The 1978 Constitution of the Russian Soviet Federative Socialist Republic was the last Soviet-era fundamental law of Russia, establishing the political and governmental framework of the RSFSR until it was superseded after the dissolution of the USSR.

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All labels observed (5)

Label	Occurrences
Constitution of the RSFSR (1978)	2
1978 Constitution of the Russian Soviet Federative Socialist Republic canonical	1
Constitution of the Russian SFSR (1978, amended)	1
Constitution of the Russian SFSR (amended 1990–1991)	1
Constitution of the Russian Soviet Federative Socialist Republic	1

How this entity was disambiguated

This entity first appeared as the object of triple T1825174 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.

NED1 Entity disambiguation (via context triple) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07

Target entity: 1978 Constitution of the Russian Soviet Federative Socialist Republic
Context triple: [Constitution of the Russian Federation, replaced, 1978 Constitution of the Russian Soviet Federative Socialist Republic]

A. 1977 Constitution of the Soviet Union
The 1977 Constitution of the Soviet Union, often called the Brezhnev Constitution, was the USSR’s final and most detailed basic law, defining its political structure, citizens’ rights, and the leading role of the Communist Party until the state’s dissolution.
B. 1936 Constitution of the Soviet Union
The 1936 Constitution of the Soviet Union, often called the Stalin Constitution, was a fundamental law that restructured Soviet government institutions and proclaimed extensive civil rights while consolidating Communist Party control.
C. Constitution of the Soviet Union of 1923
The Constitution of the Soviet Union of 1923 was an early foundational legal charter that structured the newly formed USSR’s federal government and institutions, including its highest judicial bodies.
D. Constitution of the Soviet Union
The Constitution of the Soviet Union was the fundamental law that defined the structure, powers, and guiding socialist principles of the USSR’s government and society.
E. Constitution of the Russian Federation
The Constitution of the Russian Federation is the supreme law adopted in 1993 that defines Russia’s political system, separation of powers, and fundamental rights and freedoms of citizens.
F. None of above. chosen
G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.

NED2 Entity disambiguation (via description) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07

Target entity: 1978 Constitution of the Russian Soviet Federative Socialist Republic
Target entity description: The 1978 Constitution of the Russian Soviet Federative Socialist Republic was the last Soviet-era fundamental law of Russia, establishing the political and governmental framework of the RSFSR until it was superseded after the dissolution of the USSR.

A. 1977 Constitution of the Soviet Union
The 1977 Constitution of the Soviet Union, often called the Brezhnev Constitution, was the USSR’s final and most detailed basic law, defining its political structure, citizens’ rights, and the leading role of the Communist Party until the state’s dissolution.
B. 1936 Constitution of the Soviet Union
The 1936 Constitution of the Soviet Union, often called the Stalin Constitution, was a fundamental law that restructured Soviet government institutions and proclaimed extensive civil rights while consolidating Communist Party control.
C. Constitution of the Soviet Union of 1923
The Constitution of the Soviet Union of 1923 was an early foundational legal charter that structured the newly formed USSR’s federal government and institutions, including its highest judicial bodies.
D. Constitution of the Soviet Union
The Constitution of the Soviet Union was the fundamental law that defined the structure, powers, and guiding socialist principles of the USSR’s government and society.
E. Constitution of the Russian Federation
The Constitution of the Russian Federation is the supreme law adopted in 1993 that defines Russia’s political system, separation of powers, and fundamental rights and freedoms of citizens.
F. None of above. chosen

Statements (46)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	Soviet-era constitution ⓘ constitution ⓘ fundamental law ⓘ
adopted	1978 ⓘ
adoptedBy	Supreme Soviet of the Russian Soviet Federative Socialist Republic ⓘ linked to: Supreme Soviet of the Russian SFSR
adoptionDate	12 April 1978 ⓘ
amended	early 1990s ⓘ late 1980s ⓘ
basedOn	1977 Constitution of the Soviet Union ⓘ
cameIntoForce	1978 ⓘ
category	1978 in law ⓘ 1978 in the Soviet Union ⓘ Soviet constitutions ⓘ
contains	articles ⓘ chapters ⓘ preamble ⓘ
country	Russian Soviet Federative Socialist Republic ⓘ linked to: Russian SFSR
declares	Russian Soviet Federative Socialist Republic as a socialist state of the whole people ⓘ linked to: Russian SFSR socialist ownership of the means of production as the economic basis ⓘ
defines	competences of republican state bodies ⓘ political system of the Russian Soviet Federative Socialist Republic ⓘ rights and duties of citizens of the Russian Soviet Federative Socialist Republic ⓘ structure of state power in the Russian Soviet Federative Socialist Republic ⓘ
establishes	Council of Ministers of the Russian Soviet Federative Socialist Republic as the government ⓘ linked to: Council of Ministers of the Russian SFSR Supreme Soviet of the Russian Soviet Federative Socialist Republic as the highest body of state power ⓘ local Soviets of people’s deputies ⓘ
follows	1937 Constitution of the Russian Soviet Federative Socialist Republic ⓘ linked to: Constitution of the RSFSR (1937)
guarantees	formal civil rights and freedoms ⓘ social and economic rights ⓘ
historicalPeriod	late Soviet period ⓘ
ideology	Marxism–Leninism ⓘ
jurisdiction	Russian Soviet Federative Socialist Republic ⓘ linked to: Russian SFSR
language	Russian ⓘ
leadingRoleOf	Communist Party of the Soviet Union ⓘ
legalContinuity	formed basis for transitional amendments before 1993 Constitution of Russia ⓘ
legalForm	written constitution ⓘ
legalStatus	abolished ⓘ
partOf	legal system of the Russian Soviet Federative Socialist Republic ⓘ
politicalSystem	one-party socialist state ⓘ
regulates	relationship between republican authorities and all-Union authorities ⓘ
replacedBy	post-Soviet constitutional order of the Russian Federation ⓘ
subjectOf	multiple amendments during perestroika period ⓘ
supersededBy	1993 Constitution of the Russian Federation ⓘ linked to: Constitution of the Russian Federation
supremacy	supreme law of the Russian Soviet Federative Socialist Republic ⓘ
territorialScope	territory of the Russian Soviet Federative Socialist Republic ⓘ
validUntil	1993 ⓘ

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Referenced by (6)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Constitution of the Russian Federation → replaced → 1978 Constitution of the Russian Soviet Federative Socialist Republic ⓘ

Constitution of the Soviet Union → influencedBy → Constitution of the Russian Soviet Federative Socialist Republic ⓘ