The Communist Party

The Communist Party

Under Stalin, the 1936 Soviet Constitution become commonly kwon to the people. The main goals of the new constitution were to reflect the successful attainment of socialism in the USSR, and to grant basic civil rights to the entire Soviet population. Former class enemies such as nobility, the bourgeoisie, and the kulaks would now be incorporated into the Soviet’s life as equal citizens with full civil rights. Stalin declared in the constitution that that only two classes remained in the Soviet Union, the working class and the collective farm peasantry. Party leaders can enjoy special privileges in the Soviet Union. Furthermore, the 1936 Constitution declared that people have the freedom of speech, of assembly, and of the press; freedom of religion, home, and privacy. It also gave everyone the rights to vote (but only for the Communist party), to work, to rest and leisure, to health protection, to care in old age and sickness, to housing and education. The communist party make sure that everyone shares equally work and the products of the nation’s labor.