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Citizens' Rights in the Soviet Union

The document outlines the rights guaranteed to citizens in the Soviet Union, including the right to work, rest, education, and equality regardless of nationality, race, or sex. It highlights the government's efforts in providing universal education and ensuring representation for national minorities. Additionally, it mentions the freedom of conscience and the right to vote for all citizens, reflecting a shift in the government's attitude towards religion.

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Citizens' Rights in the Soviet Union

The document outlines the rights guaranteed to citizens in the Soviet Union, including the right to work, rest, education, and equality regardless of nationality, race, or sex. It highlights the government's efforts in providing universal education and ensuring representation for national minorities. Additionally, it mentions the freedom of conscience and the right to vote for all citizens, reflecting a shift in the government's attitude towards religion.

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GOVERNMENT OF THE U S.S R 53

The rights guaianteed to the citizens may be briefly enu-


'
merated as follows

(I) Right to u^'oik This means that the constitution


guarantees employment to all citizens and tlie solution of the
problem of unemployment has been possible because of the
planned basis of the Soviet system of economy which is based
on the socialistic system of the means of pioduction and
distribution
(II) Right to rest and
This right has been en-
leisure.
sured to the citizens by the reduction of the number of houis
of work, by making provisions for leave with full pay' and
by the establishment for workers numerous rest-houses,
sanatoria and clubs
(ill) Right to education The progress made by the
^
Soviet Union m its campaign for literacy and the result so
far achieved have aioused the admiration of people all over
the world Primaiy education is umveisal and compulsoiy m
the Soviet Union. Facilities for higher education including
univeisity and professional education aie given piactically to
all classes of citizens. Formerly education of all varieties was
free but since 1940, tuition fees aie charged above the stage of
primary education
(iv) Equality of rights legardless of nationality, lace
and sex One of the leading features of the new constitution
is that it makes provision for the equal rights of its citizens

irrespective of race, sex and nationality. It is a remarkable


achievement of the Soviet government that
has given the it

^fullest opportunity to the national minorities living within the


Union to preserve their national characteristics by giving
them representation in the second chamber and by helping
them develop their script and languages numbering as
to
many as no Women also have been placed on a footing of
perfect equality with men m
all spheies of life

(v) Freedom of conscience The constitution has gi anted


to the citizens the freedom of religious woiship and anti-
religious propaganda The right to vote has been granted to
*^11 citizens irrespective of race or religion The Soviet govern-
ment has changed its original attitude towards the church
which was sepaiated fiom the state Since the time of the

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