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THE CREATION OF THE USSR
In 1922
The Constitution of 1924
established its
territorial organisation
governmental institutions
the Union of Soviet Socialist Republics
USSR
was created
Political organisation
The political organisation
of the USSR put into practice
Marxist ideas
communism
with the establishment of
a proletariat dictatorship
The main characteristics were:
The Communist Party of the Soviet Union
CPSU
was the only political party
it represented the interests
of the workers
political power
was held by the soviets
controlled by the proletariat
which had the power to make laws
legislative power
to choose the people
who held executive power
Economy
Lenin was forced
to postpone the implementation of socialism
because of the shortage of food
caused by the civil war
The state controlled
the important sectors, such as:
large industries
banks
foreign trade
Peasants
could sell their produce
small private artisan and trading
companies were set up
He established
the New Economic Policy
NEP
which allowed some capitalist systems
to exist to increase production
Territorial organisation
The USSR was a federal state
that included Russia
as the main republic
several smaller republics, such as:
Belorussia
which accepted the soviet system
Ukraine
The federal system
resolved the problems of former nationalities
of the Russian Empire
as it respected
their autonomy
right to self-determination
