Constitution of the RSFSR (1918)

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Soviet constitution constitution legal document

The Constitution of the RSFSR (1918) was the first Soviet constitution, establishing a socialist state based on the dictatorship of the proletariat after the Bolshevik Revolution.

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Label	Occurrences
Constitution of the RSFSR (1918) canonical	3
1918 Constitution of the RSFSR	1
1918 Constitution of the Russian Soviet Federative Socialist Republic	1

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Target entity: Constitution of the RSFSR (1918)
Context triple: [RSFSR, hadConstitution, Constitution of the RSFSR (1918)]

A. 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.
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
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.
D. 1978 Constitution of the Russian Soviet Federative Socialist Republic
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Soviet-era fundamental law of Russia, establishing the political and governmental framework of the RSFSR until it was superseded after the dissolution of the USSR.
E. 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.
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: Constitution of the RSFSR (1918)
Target entity description: The Constitution of the RSFSR (1918) was the first Soviet constitution, establishing a socialist state based on the dictatorship of the proletariat after the Bolshevik Revolution.

A. 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.
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
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.
D. 1978 Constitution of the Russian Soviet Federative Socialist Republic
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.
E. 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.
F. None of above. chosen

Statements (53)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	Soviet constitution ⓘ constitution ⓘ legal document ⓘ
adoptedBy	Fifth All-Russian Congress of Soviets ⓘ
adoptionDate	1918-07-10 ⓘ
adoptionPlace	Moscow ⓘ
appliesToJurisdiction	RSFSR ⓘ
cameIntoForce	1918-07-10 ⓘ
corePrinciple	abolition of exploitation of man by man ⓘ dictatorship of the proletariat ⓘ rule of the soviets ⓘ
country	Russian Soviet Federative Socialist Republic ⓘ linked to: Russian SFSR
definesStateAs	dictatorship of the urban and rural proletariat and the poorest peasantry ⓘ socialist republic of soviets ⓘ linked to: Soviet Socialist Republics
deniesSuffrageTo	bourgeoisie ⓘ clergy ⓘ employers of hired labor ⓘ former police and security officials of the tsarist regime ⓘ
draftedBy	Bolshevik leadership ⓘ linked to: Communist Party leadership
establishes	Red Army as armed force of the workers and peasants ⓘ system of soviets of workers’, soldiers’ and peasants’ deputies ⓘ
executiveBody	All-Russian Central Executive Committee ⓘ linked to: Central Executive Committee of the Soviet Union Council of People’s Commissars ⓘ linked to: Council of People's Commissars
followedBy	Constitution of the RSFSR (1925) ⓘ Constitution of the USSR (1924) ⓘ linked to: Constitution of the Soviet Union
follows	October Revolution ⓘ linked to: Russian Revolution
grantsSuffrageTo	peasants not employing hired labor ⓘ soldiers ⓘ workers ⓘ
headOfGovernmentTitle	Chairman of the Council of People’s Commissars ⓘ
headOfStateTitle	Chairman of the All-Russian Central Executive Committee ⓘ
historicalSignificance	first constitution of a socialist state in world history ⓘ
ideology	Marxism–Leninism ⓘ
influencedBy	Decree on Land ⓘ Decree on Peace ⓘ Karl Marx’s theory of the dictatorship of the proletariat ⓘ Vladimir Lenin’s writings on the state and revolution ⓘ
language	Russian ⓘ
legalSystem	socialist law ⓘ
legislativeBody	All-Russian Congress of Soviets ⓘ
numberOfArticles	90 ⓘ
numberOfChapters	6 ⓘ
politicalOrientation	socialism ⓘ
precededBy	laws of the Russian Provisional Government ⓘ
proclaims	abolition of private ownership of land ⓘ equality of men and women in rights ⓘ nationalization of land, forests, waters and natural resources ⓘ nationalization of large-scale industry, banks and transport ⓘ right of nations to self-determination up to secession ⓘ right to education ⓘ right to work ⓘ
restricts	freedom of assembly for exploiting classes ⓘ freedom of speech for exploiting classes ⓘ

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Referenced by (5)

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

RSFSR → hadConstitution → Constitution of the RSFSR (1918) ⓘ

Constitution of the RSFSR (1925) → follows → Constitution of the RSFSR (1918) ⓘ

All-Russian Congress of Soviets → adoptedDocument → Constitution of the RSFSR (1918) ⓘ

All-Russian Congress of Soviets → legalFoundation → 1918 Constitution of the RSFSR ⓘ

linked to: Constitution of the RSFSR (1918)

Third All-Russian Congress of Soviets → adopted → 1918 Constitution of the Russian Soviet Federative Socialist Republic ⓘ