The Soviet Union adopted Stalin’s Constitution on this day in 1936. This document laid the foundation for the next several decades of Soviet rule and was soon followed by Stalin’s infamous purges. We look back on it with Vejas Liulevicius.

Further Reading

Book: Stalin: Paradoxes of Power, 1878-1928

Book: Stalin: Waiting for Hitler, 1929-1941

Book: The Origins of Totalitarianism

Video Series: The Rise of Communism from Marx to Lenin

Dr. Liulevicius’ Great Courses lectures

Guest Info

Dr Vejas Liulevicius is professor of European History at The University of Tennessee. He is the author of several books including War Land on the Eastern Front: Culture, National Identity and German Occupation in World War I and has hosted several Great Courses Lecture Series.

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