Today marks exactly 100 years from the date of adoption of the first Constitution of Russia - the Russian Socialist Federative Soviet Republic (then known). It adopted the basic document of the country was the last day of the 5th All-Russian Council of Workers' Congress, Soldiers (Red Army), Peasants 'and Cossacks' Deputies. at the Congress, 10 July 1918 year attended by more than 1,1 thousand. representatives, of which 773 - the Bolsheviks.
The very appearance of the constitution was a truly historic event, because for the first time in the history of the state all the basic laws have been combined into a single document, which determines the main directions of socio-political unit, conducting management, regulate the security system in the country.
The Constitution defines the All-Russian Congress of the highest organ of state power RKKKD. It was indicated, that this body is not permanent, and the Central Executive Committee convened RKKKD at least 2 times a year for a few days.
Notably, that the election of delegates to the congress were the, that people's representatives did not have the right to choose a person, did not confirm the receipt of income through employment. You could be affected by such a person on the, who had the right to elect and to be elected, – open question, around which are historians argue to this day.
From the first chapter of the constitutional (1918 year):
1. Russia declared the Republic of Soviets of Workers', and Peasants' Deputies. All power, centrally and locally, is vested in these Soviets.
2. The Russian Soviet Republic is established on the basis of a free union of free nations, as a federation of Soviet national republics.
The second chapter of the Constitution defines the basic task of the young Soviet state, which is "the destruction of all exploitation of man".
Chapter 2. Paragraph 3 b):
All forests, subsoil and waters of national importance, as well as all live and dead stock, model estates and agricultural enterprises are proclaimed national property.
The Constitution is very emotionally informed citizens of the new country, that the goal is "a decisive tearing humanity from the clutches of finance capital and imperialism".
Constitution 1918 year guarantee for the consolidation of the workers free education, exploited the slogan "Who does not work, neither shall he eat ", and called to defend the new order by force of arms.
For a variety of parameters of the sample Constitution 1918 year can be considered the antithesis of the Constitution of the year 1993, especially in terms of the relationship to the, what is called the world financial capital.
