# Opinion: Soviet constitution vs. Stalin's purges

https://www.experimental-history.com/p/shame-them-shun-them-ban-them-beat

The Soviet 1936 constitution guaranteed freedoms and rights. Stalin's purges and gulags violated these provisions. People's acceptance of repression shows laws only matter when followed.

Publisher: Experimental History — Opinion / commentary.

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