Constitution of the RSFSR (1937)

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constitution fundamental law

The Constitution of the RSFSR (1937) was the Soviet Russian republic’s fundamental law adopted during Stalin’s era, aligning it with the 1936 USSR Constitution and formalizing the structure and powers of its socialist government.

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All labels observed (4)

Label	Occurrences
Constitution of the Russian SFSR	3
Constitution of the RSFSR (1937) canonical	2
1937 Constitution of the Russian Soviet Federative Socialist Republic	1
Constitution of the RSFSR	1

How this entity was disambiguated

This entity first appeared as the object of triple T2234059 — 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 (1937)
Context triple: [RSFSR, hadConstitution, Constitution of the RSFSR (1937)]

A. Constitution of the RSFSR (1925)
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.
B. 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.
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. 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.
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 (1937)
Target entity description: The Constitution of the RSFSR (1937) was the Soviet Russian republic’s fundamental law adopted during Stalin’s era, aligning it with the 1936 USSR Constitution and formalizing the structure and powers of its socialist government.

A. Constitution of the RSFSR (1925)
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.
B. 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.
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. 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.
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 (50)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	constitution ⓘ fundamental law ⓘ
adoptedBy	Supreme Soviet of the RSFSR ⓘ linked to: Supreme Soviet of the Russian SFSR
adoptedDuring	Stalin era ⓘ
adoptedInEraOf	Joseph Stalin ⓘ
alignmentWith	Constitution of the USSR (1936) ⓘ linked to: 1936 Constitution of the Soviet Union
appliesToJurisdiction	Russian Soviet Federative Socialist Republic ⓘ linked to: Russian SFSR
basedOn	Constitution of the USSR (1936) ⓘ linked to: 1936 Constitution of the Soviet Union
country	Russian Soviet Federative Socialist Republic ⓘ linked to: Russian SFSR
declaresDuty	duty to defend the socialist fatherland ⓘ duty to work ⓘ
declaresLeadingRoleOf	Communist Party ⓘ linked to: Communist Party of the Soviet Union
declaresOwnershipForm	collective farm (kolkhoz) ownership ⓘ cooperative ownership ⓘ state ownership of means of production ⓘ
declaresPrinciple	democratic centralism ⓘ equality of citizens regardless of nationality ⓘ socialist legality ⓘ
declaresRight	freedom of assembly (formally) ⓘ freedom of conscience (formally) ⓘ freedom of speech (formally) ⓘ right to education ⓘ right to material security in old age and in case of disability ⓘ right to rest and leisure ⓘ right to work ⓘ
definesElectoralSystem	direct elections (formally) ⓘ equal suffrage (formally) ⓘ secret ballot (formally) ⓘ universal suffrage (formally) ⓘ
definesExecutiveBody	Council of People’s Commissars of the RSFSR ⓘ linked to: Council of People's Commissars
definesFormOfGovernment	dictatorship of the proletariat ⓘ
definesHeadOfStateInstitution	Presidium of the Supreme Soviet of the RSFSR ⓘ linked to: Presidium of the Supreme Soviet of the Russian SFSR
definesStateCapital	Moscow ⓘ
definesStateCharacter	socialist state of workers and peasants ⓘ
definesStateSymbol	state emblem of the RSFSR ⓘ state flag of the RSFSR ⓘ linked to: Flag of the Russian SFSR
economicSystemDeclared	socialist planned economy ⓘ
follows	Constitution of the USSR (1936) ⓘ linked to: 1936 Constitution of the Soviet Union
governmentTypeDefined	Soviet republic ⓘ
historicalContext	Great Purge period ⓘ linked to: Great Purge
ideology	Marxism–Leninism ⓘ Stalinism ⓘ linked to: Stalin era
language	Russian ⓘ
laterExecutiveBodyName	Council of Ministers of the RSFSR ⓘ linked to: Council of Ministers of the Russian SFSR
legalForm	socialist constitution ⓘ
legalStatus	supreme law of the RSFSR at the time of its validity ⓘ
legislativeBodyDefined	Supreme Soviet of the RSFSR ⓘ linked to: Supreme Soviet of the Russian SFSR
politicalSystem	socialist state ⓘ
precedes	Constitution of the RSFSR (1978) ⓘ linked to: 1978 Constitution of the Russian Soviet Federative Socialist Republic
replaced	Constitution of the RSFSR (1925) ⓘ

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