1936 Stalin Constitution
The 1936 Constitution was framed as a "victory constitution," codifying the triumph of socialism over class enemies. It declared the USSR a "socialist state of workers and peasants" with the "dictatorship of the proletariat" having been fulfilled.
Source: Constitution of the USSR, December 5, 1936; Soviet Archives; Encyclopedia.com
1961 Third Party Program
The Third Program was adopted at the 22nd Congress on October 31, 1961. It included the "Moral Code of the Builder of Communism" — 12 principles defining the New Soviet Man. Khrushchev promised communism by 1980.
Source: XXII Congress of CPSU; Third Political Program (1961); Seventeen Moments in Soviet History (Michigan State)
Key Russian Terms
noviy sovetskiy chelovek — New Soviet Man
stroitel kommunizma — Builder of Communism
svetloye budushcheye — The Bright Future
Moralny kodeks stroitelya kommunizma — Moral Code of the Builder of Communism
Ne vysovyvaisya — Don't stick out
Derzhi yazyk za zubami — Keep your tongue behind your teeth
Terpi — Endure