USSR Stalin Soviet Union Constitution

Original vintage Soviet propaganda poster featuring an image of people from different countries in their national costume and floral headdresses smiling and looking at a large red book with a hammer and sickle on the spine - Конституция Союза ССР / Constitution of the USSR - and a quote by Joseph Stalin on the side - As a result of the path of struggle and hardships we have gone through, it is pleasant and joyful to have our own Constitution that deals with the fruits of our victories / В результате пройденного пути борьбы и лишений приятно и радостно иметь свою Конституцию трактующую о плодах наших побед - an outline of the Moscow Kremlin tower with a red star in the background on the other side with the people waving red cloths and carrying wheat, cotton and fruit, the man in the centre holding up his arms in welcome to the viewer. The 1936 Constitution of the Soviet Union (also known as the Stalin Constitution) replaced the 1924 version to update and redesign the government, centralisation of power, and the rights and freedoms of the people; it was the longest-surviving constitution of the USSR, replaced in 1977 by the Brezhnev Constitution; some Eastern Bloc countries later adopted constitutions similar to this Stalin Constitution. Horizontal. Good condition, folds, staining, tears, creasing, backed on linen.