Constitution of the RSFSR (1925)

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constitution fundamental law

The Constitution of the RSFSR (1925) was the fundamental law of Soviet Russia that reorganized its governmental structure in line with the newly formed USSR and codified the principles of socialist governance within the Russian republic.

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All labels observed (3)

Label	Occurrences
Constitution of the RSFSR (1925) canonical	4
1925 Constitution of the RSFSR	1
Constitution of the USSR (1924) on division of powers	1

How this entity was disambiguated

This entity first appeared as the object of triple T2234058 — 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: Constitution of the RSFSR (1925)
Context triple: [RSFSR, hadConstitution, Constitution of the RSFSR (1925)]

A. Constitution of the RSFSR (1918)
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.
B. 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.
C. 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.
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Soviet-era fundamental law of Russia, establishing the political and governmental framework of the RSFSR until it was superseded after the dissolution of the USSR.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 (1925)
Target entity description: The Constitution of the RSFSR (1925) was the fundamental law of Soviet Russia that reorganized its governmental structure in line with the newly formed USSR and codified the principles of socialist governance within the Russian republic.

A. Constitution of the RSFSR (1918)
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.
B. 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.
C. 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.
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 (47)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	constitution ⓘ fundamental law ⓘ
alignmentWith	Constitution of the USSR (1924) on division of powers ⓘ linked to: Constitution of the RSFSR (1925)
appliesToJurisdiction	RSFSR ⓘ
basedOn	Constitution of the USSR (1924) ⓘ linked to: Constitution of the Soviet Union of 1923
codifies	electoral system based on soviets ⓘ principles of socialist governance in the RSFSR ⓘ rights and duties of citizens of the RSFSR ⓘ
containsProvisionsOn	labor duty ⓘ restriction of political rights of exploiting classes ⓘ state ownership of land ⓘ state ownership of means of production ⓘ
country	Russian Soviet Federative Socialist Republic ⓘ linked to: Russian SFSR
definesEconomicSystem	socialist planned economy principles ⓘ
definesFormOfGovernment	socialist republic ⓘ
definesPoliticalSystem	dictatorship of the proletariat ⓘ
definesTerritorialStructure	federal structure of the RSFSR within the USSR ⓘ
enshrinesIdeology	Marxism–Leninism ⓘ
enshrinesLeadingRoleOf	Communist Party ⓘ linked to: Communist Party of the Soviet Union
establishes	All-Russian Central Executive Committee ⓘ linked to: Central Executive Committee of the Soviet Union All-Russian Congress of Soviets ⓘ Council of People's Commissars of the RSFSR ⓘ linked to: Council of People's Commissars system of soviets of workers', peasants' and Red Army deputies ⓘ
followedBy	Constitution of the RSFSR (1937) ⓘ
follows	Constitution of the RSFSR (1918) ⓘ
genre	legal document ⓘ
governs	local soviets and executive committees ⓘ state organs of the RSFSR ⓘ
hasLegalForceUntil	1937 ⓘ
historicalPeriod	early Soviet period ⓘ
inception	1925 ⓘ
language	Russian ⓘ
legalArea	constitutional law ⓘ
legalForm	written constitution ⓘ
legalStatus	fundamental law of the RSFSR ⓘ
legalSystemType	socialist legal system ⓘ
locationOfEnactment	Moscow ⓘ
partOf	legal system of the RSFSR ⓘ
publicationYear	1925 ⓘ
regulates	competences of central and local soviets ⓘ relationship between RSFSR and USSR authorities ⓘ
replaced	earlier revolutionary decrees as primary constitutional framework of the RSFSR ⓘ
setsOut	principles of alliance between workers and peasants ⓘ principles of centralized planning ⓘ principles of proletarian internationalism ⓘ
significance	first RSFSR constitution adapted to membership in the USSR ⓘ
subjectOf	socialist law ⓘ

How these facts were elicited

Referenced by (6)

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

RSFSR → hadConstitution → Constitution of the RSFSR (1925) ⓘ

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

Constitution of the RSFSR (1925) → alignmentWith → Constitution of the USSR (1924) on division of powers ⓘ

linked to: Constitution of the RSFSR (1925)

Constitution of the RSFSR (1937) → replaced → Constitution of the RSFSR (1925) ⓘ

All-Russian Congress of Soviets → adoptedDocument → Constitution of the RSFSR (1925) ⓘ

All-Russian Congress of Soviets → legalFoundation → 1925 Constitution of the RSFSR ⓘ