Russian Constitution of 1978
The Constitution of the Russian Soviet Federative Socialist Republic of 12 April 1978 was formally its supreme law.
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History
At its Extraordinary Session of 12 April 1978, the Supreme Soviet of the Russian SFSR adopted a new republican Constitution, to replace the old Russian Constitution of 1937, including its subsequent amendments. The new Constitution initially consisted of a Preamble and 185 articles, and was prepared as part of the whole process of bringing all 15 republican Constitutions in line with new Constitution of the Soviet Union of October 1977.
It was the fourth Constitution of the Russian SFSR. Following a turbulent period of democratization, dissolution of the Soviet Union and subsequent economic reform the Constitution was amended several times. It lost its legal force by the referendum of 12 December 1993, which was preceded by a power struggle between the President of Russia and Russia's legislative institutions – the Congress of People's Deputies and the Supreme Soviet of Russia.
List of amendments
Amendment | date | New institutions/additions | Eliminated institutions |
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Law "On Modifications and Additions to Constitution (Fundamental Law) of the Russian SFSR" | 27 October 1989 |
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Law "on modification of article 104 of the Constitution (Fundamental Law) of the Russian SFSR" | 31 May 1990 | Congress now elects Chairman and three (instead of one) of deputy chairmans of the Supreme Soviet | None |
Law "On Modifications and Additions to Constitution (Fundamental Law) of the Russian SFSR" | 16 June 1990 | ||
Law "On Modifications and Additions to Constitution (Fundamental Law) of the Russian SFSR" | 15 December 1990 |
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Law "On Modifications and Additions to Constitution (Fundamental Law) of the Russian SFSR" | 24 May 1991 |
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Law "On Modifications and Additions to Constitution (Fundamental Law) of the Russian SFSR because of reform of the local self-government" | 24 May 1991 | ||
Law "On Modifications and Additions to Constitution (Fundamental Law) of the Russian SFSR because of transformation of Autonomous oblasts into Soviet Socialist Republics within RSFSR" | 3 July 1991 | Three new republics established | Three autonomous oblasts dissolved |
Law "On Modifications and Additions to Constitution (Fundamental Law) of the Russian SFSR" | 1 November 1991 |
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Law "On Modifications and Additions to Constitution (Fundamental Law) of the Russian SFSR" | 21 April 1992 |
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Law "On Modifications and Additions to Constitution (Fundamental Law) of the Russian Federation" | 9 December 1992 |
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Law "on modification of article 71 of the Constitution (Fundamental Law) of the Russian Federation" | 10 December 1992 |
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See also
- Constitution of Russia (1993)
- Russian Constitution of 1918
- 1977 Soviet Constitution
Preceded by Russian Constitution of 1937 |
Constitution of Russia 12 April 1978–12 December 1993 |
Succeeded by Constitution of Russia |