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accordance with the principle: "He who does not work, neither shall he eat."

The principle applied in the U.S.S.R, is that of socialism; "From each according to his ability, to each according to his work."

CHAPTER II
THE ORGANIZATION OF THE STATE.

ARTICLE 13. The Union of Soviet Socialist Republics is a federal state, formed on the basis of the voluntary association of Soviet Socialist Republics having equal rights, namely:

  • The Russian Soviet Federative Socialist Republic
  • The Ukrainian Soviet Socialist Republic
  • The Byelorussian Soviet Socialist Republic
  • The Azerbaijan Soviet Socialist Republic
  • The Georgian Soviet Socialist Republic
  • The Armenian Soviet Socialist Republic
  • The Turkmen Soviet Socialist Republic
  • The Uzbek Soviet Socialist Republic
  • The Tajik Soviet Socialist Republic
  • The Kazakh Soviet Socialist Republic
  • The Kirghiz Soviet Socialist Republic
  • The Karelo-Finnish Soviet Socialist Republic
  • The Moldavian Soviet Socialist Republic
  • The Lithuanian Soviet Socialist Republic
  • The Latvian Soviet Socialist Republic
  • The Esthonian Soviet Socialist Republic.

ARTICLE 14. The jurisdiction of the Union of Soviet Socialist Republics, as represented by its

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