"The Greatest Failure in All History": A Critical Examination of the Actual Workings of Bolshevism in RussiaSpargo, John
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"The Greatest Failure in All History": A Critical Examination of the Actual Workings of Bolshevism in Russia
Spargo, John
Communism -- Russia
(_d_) Establishing boundaries for regional Soviet unions
belonging to the Russian Socialist Federal Soviet Republic,
also settling disputes among them.
(_e_) Admission of new members to the Russian Socialist Federal
Soviet Republic, and recognition of the secession of any parts
of it.
(_f_) The general administrative division of the territory of
the Russian Socialist Federal Soviet Republic and the approval
of regional unions.
(_g_) Establishing and changing weights, measures, and money
denominations in the Russian Socialist Federal Soviet Republic.
(_h_) Foreign relations, declaration of war, and ratification
of peace treaties.
(_i_) Making loans, signing commercial treaties and financial
agreements.
(_j_) Working out a basis and a general plan for the national
economy and for its various branches in the Russian Socialist
Federal Soviet Republic.
(_k_) Approval of the budget of the Russian Socialist Federal
Soviet Republic.
(_l_) Levying taxes and establishing the duties of citizens to
the state.
(_m_) Establishing the bases for the organization of armed
forces.
(_n_) State legislation, judicial organization and procedure,
civil and criminal legislation, etc.
(_o_) Appointment and dismissal of the individual People’s
Commissars or the entire Council, also approval of the
President of the Council of People’s Commissars.
(_p_) Granting and canceling Russian citizenship and fixing
rights of foreigners.
(_q_) The right to declare individual and general amnesty.
50. Besides the above-mentioned questions, the All-Russian
Congress and the All-Russian Central Executive Committee have
charge of all other affairs which, according to their decision,
require their attention.
51. The following questions are solely under the jurisdiction
of the All-Russian Congress:
(_a_) Ratification and amendment of the fundamental principles
of the Soviet Constitution.
(_b_) Ratification of peace treaties.
52. The decision of questions indicated in Paragraphs (_c_)
and (_h_) of Section 49 may be made by the All-Russian Central
Executive Committee only in case it is impossible to convoke
the Congress.
B. ORGANIZATION OF LOCAL SOVIETS
Chapter X
THE CONGRESSES OF THE SOVIETS
53. Congresses of Soviets are composed as follows:
(_a_) Regional: of representatives of the urban and county
Soviets, one representative for 25,000 inhabitants of the
county, and one representative for 5,000 voters of the
cities--but not more than 500 representatives for the entire
region--or of representatives of the provincial Congresses,
chosen on the same basis, if such a Congress meets before the
regional Congress.
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