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Code of Law · Union of Soviet Socialist Republics
National Policy
114 statutes · 10 titles
last enacted 1956
average shown on
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Economic
Centrist
-0.42
Social
Center-Trad
+0.81
code
record
Titles
Taxation
-0.5
Education
-0.5
Environment
+0.2
Governance
+1.4
Healthcare
-0.5
Infrastructure
-0.3
Defense
+0.8
Public Safety
+0.7
Social
+0.3
Economy
-0.9
Title I — Taxation
11 statutes
leans center-left -0.5
▾
Turnover Tax Act
enacted 1955 · Aug 17 · per Military Expansion Funding Act
Economic
Center-Left
Customs and Trade Monopoly Duties Act
enacted 1955 · Aug 17 · per Military Expansion Funding Act
Economic
Center-Left
Social Insurance Contributions Act
enacted 1955 · Aug 17 · per Military Expansion Funding Act
Economic
Center-Left
Income Tax on the Population Act
enacted 1955 · Aug 17 · per Increase Revenue Act
Economic
Center-Left
Enterprise Profit Remittance Statute
— 55%
standing law
↓
Small Businesses
↓
~GDP Growth
Economic
Left
Income Tax of Citizens Statute
— 20%
standing law
↓
Small Businesses
↓
~Median Income
↓
~Income Inequality
Economic
Lean Left
Turnover Tax Schedule
— 40%
standing law
↓
Small Businesses
↑
~Cost of Living
Economic
Left
Social Insurance Contribution Statute
— 4%
standing law
↑
Small Businesses
↑
~Social Mobility
Economic
Right
Foreign Trade Monopoly Statute
— 0%
standing law
↑
Small Businesses
↑
~tradeBalance
↓
~Cost of Living
Economic
Strong Right
Enterprise Profit Remittances Act
standing law
Foreign Concessions Levy Act
standing law
Title II — Education
12 statutes
leans center-left -0.5
▾
Ten-Year School Act
— Ten-Year Expansion
enacted 1953 · Aug 8 · per Ten-Year School Act
Economic
Left
Teachers and School Construction Act
— Teachers and Buildings
enacted 1953 · Aug 8 · per Teachers and School Construction Act
Economic
Centrist
Labor Reserves and Factory Schools Act
— Labor Reserves System
enacted 1953 · Aug 8 · per Labor Reserves and Factory Schools Act
Economic
Center-Left
Attainment and Advancement Act
— No Programmes
enacted 1953 · Aug 8 · per Attainment and Advancement Act
Academy of Sciences Act
— Science at Full Priority
enacted 1953 · Aug 8 · per Academy of Sciences Act
Economic
Center-Right
Unified Curriculum and Examinations Act
— Full Standardization
enacted 1953 · Aug 8 · per Unified Curriculum and Examinations Act
Economic
Lean Right
School Assignment Act
— Assigned Schooling
standing law
Economic
Far Left
Demobilization Resettlement Act
— Training and Placement
enacted 1953 · Aug 8 · per Demobilization Resettlement Act
Economic
Centrist
Higher Education Institutes Act
— Institutes Expansion
enacted 1953 · Aug 8 · per Higher Education Institutes Act
Economic
Centrist
School Meals and Boarding Act
— Hot Breakfasts
enacted 1953 · Aug 8 · per School Meals and Boarding Act
Economic
Right
Qualifications and Diplomas Act
— Diploma System
enacted 1953 · Aug 8 · per Qualifications and Diplomas Act
Economic
Centrist
Special and Language Schools Act
— Special Schools
enacted 1953 · Aug 8 · per Special and Language Schools Act
Economic
Left
Title III — Environment
13 statutes
leans centrist +0.2
▾
Nature Reserves Act
— Remnant Reserves
enacted 1953 · Aug 8 · per Nature Reserves Act
Economic
Right
Afforestation and Land Improvement Act
— Transformation Programme
enacted 1953 · Aug 8 · per Afforestation and Land Improvement Act
Economic
Centrist
Urban Smoke and Sanitation Act
— No Controls
standing law
Economic
Center-Right
Power Stations Programme Act
— No Programme
enacted 1953 · Aug 8 · per Power Stations Programme Act
Coal and Ore Extraction Act
— Production Drive
enacted 1953 · Aug 8 · per Coal and Ore Extraction Act
Economic
Center-Right
Household Fuel Allocation Act
— Allocation Programme
enacted 1953 · Aug 8 · per Household Fuel Allocation Act
Economic
Centrist
Geological Survey and Licensing Act
— Survey and Development
enacted 1953 · Aug 8 · per Geological Survey and Licensing Act
Economic
Centrist
Atomic Programme Act
— No Atomic Programme
enacted 1953 · Aug 8 · per Atomic Programme Act
Parks and Green Belts Act
— City Parks
enacted 1953 · Aug 8 · per Parks and Green Belts Act
Economic
Lean Right
Water and Sewerage Works Act
— City Works
enacted 1953 · Aug 8 · per Water and Sewerage Works Act
Economic
Center-Right
State Material Reserves Act
— State Reserves System
enacted 1953 · Aug 8 · per State Material Reserves Act
Economic
Centrist
Quarries and Local Materials Act
— Local Licensing
enacted 1953 · Aug 8 · per Quarries and Local Materials Act
Economic
Left
Communal Tariffs Act
— Tariff Schedules
enacted 1953 · Aug 8 · per Communal Tariffs Act
Economic
Lean Left
Title IV — Governance
10 statutes
leans center-trad +1.4
▾
Soviets Elections Act
— Single-List Elections
enacted 1954 · Aug 14 · per National Election Security Act
Social
Traditional
State Information and Publications Act
— Censorship Regime
standing law
Social
Traditional
Local Soviets Finance Act
— Local Budget System
enacted 1953 · Aug 8 · per Local Soviets Finance Act
Social
Moderate
State Control Ministry Act
— No Control Organs
enacted 1953 · Aug 8 · per State Control Ministry Act
Ministries and State Apparatus Act
— Full Administrative State
enacted 1953 · Aug 8 · per Ministries and State Apparatus Act
Social
Center-Trad
Council of Ministers Act
— Unified Command
enacted 1953 · Aug 8 · per Council of Ministers Act
Social
Lean Trad
Union Supremacy Act
— Command Vertical
enacted 1953 · Aug 8 · per Union Supremacy Act
Social
Traditional
Electoral Commissions Act
— Commission Network
enacted 1953 · Aug 8 · per Electoral Commissions Act
Social
Traditional
Ministerial Reorganization Act
— Reorganization Authority
enacted 1953 · Aug 8 · per Ministerial Reorganization Act
Social
Moderate
State Radio and Television Act
— Radio and Television
enacted 1953 · Aug 8 · per State Radio and Television Act
Social
Moderate
Title V — Healthcare
13 statutes
leans center-left -0.5
▾
State Health Service Act
— Universal State Service
enacted 1953 · Aug 8 · per State Health Service Act
Economic
Left
State Pensions and Insurance Act
— Categorical Pensions
enacted 1953 · Aug 8 · per State Pensions and Insurance Act
Economic
Lean Right
Sanitary-Epidemiological Service Act
— Full Sanitary Service
enacted 1953 · Aug 8 · per Sanitary-Epidemiological Service Act
Economic
Center-Left
Medical Outcomes and Specialists Act
— No Programme
enacted 1953 · Aug 8 · per Medical Outcomes and Specialists Act
Personal Health Responsibility Act
— Hygiene Propaganda
enacted 1953 · Aug 8 · per Personal Health Responsibility Act
Economic
Center-Left
Physician Practice Act
— State Practice Only
standing law
Economic
Left
Health Service Efficiency Act
— Efficiency Programme
enacted 1953 · Aug 8 · per Health Service Efficiency Act
Economic
Centrist
Insurance Extension Act
— Category Extensions
enacted 1953 · Aug 8 · per Insurance Extension Act
Economic
Lean Right
Hospital Construction Act
— Construction Programme
enacted 1953 · Aug 8 · per Hospital Construction Act
Economic
Centrist
War Invalids Provision Act
— Pensions and Prosthetics
enacted 1953 · Aug 8 · per War Invalids Provision Act
Economic
Centrist
Medical Research Institutes Act
— No Institutes
enacted 1953 · Aug 8 · per Medical Research Institutes Act
Departmental Clinics Act
— Departmental Networks
enacted 1953 · Aug 8 · per Departmental Clinics Act
Economic
Lean Left
Labor Discipline and Sobriety Act
— Discipline Rules
enacted 1953 · Aug 8 · per Labor Discipline and Sobriety Act
Economic
Center-Left
Title VI — Infrastructure
12 statutes
leans centrist -0.3
▾
State Housing Construction Act
— Mass Construction Drive
enacted 1954 · Aug 14 · per National Housing Reform Act
Economic
Lean Left
Railways and Metro Act
— Network Maintenance
enacted 1956 · Aug 19 · per Rail Network Maintenance Act
Economic
Lean Right
Electrification Act
— Total Connection
enacted 1954 · Aug 14 · per An Act to Modernize the Motherland
Economic
Center-Left
Public Works and Reconstruction Act
— Ruins Left Standing
enacted 1953 · Aug 8 · per Public Works and Reconstruction Act
Roads Programme Act
— Trunk Roads
enacted 1953 · Aug 8 · per Roads Programme Act
Economic
Center-Left
Personal Property and Dacha Act
— Garden Plots
enacted 1954 · Aug 14 · per National Housing Reform Act
Economic
Center-Left
General Plans and Urban Design Act
— Planning Institutes
enacted 1953 · Aug 8 · per General Plans and Urban Design Act
Economic
Centrist
Canals and Freight Corridors Act
— Canals and Corridors
enacted 1953 · Aug 8 · per Canals and Freight Corridors Act
Economic
Centrist
Rural Electrification Act
— Rural Renaissance Drive
enacted 1954 · Aug 14 · per An Act to Modernize the Motherland
Economic
Center-Left
Workers' Settlements Act
— Settlements Programme
enacted 1953 · Aug 8 · per Workers' Settlements Act
Economic
Centrist
New Industrial Cities Act
— New Cities Programme
enacted 1953 · Aug 8 · per New Industrial Cities Act
Economic
Centrist
Urban Transport Act
— Tram and Trolleybus Fleets
enacted 1953 · Aug 8 · per Urban Transport Act
Economic
Centrist
Title VII — Defense
11 statutes
leans center-trad +0.8
▾
Foreign Ministry and Missions Act
— Global Diplomacy
enacted 1953 · Aug 8 · per Foreign Ministry and Missions Act
Social
Moderate
Fraternal Relations and Economic Council Act
— Bloc Institutions
enacted 1953 · Aug 8 · per Fraternal Relations and Economic Council Act
Social
Moderate
International Voice Act
— Voice and Friendship
enacted 1953 · Aug 8 · per International Voice Act
Social
Moderate
State Security Organs Act
— No Apparatus
enacted 1953 · Aug 8 · per State Security Organs Act
Defense Industry Ministries Act
— Total War Economy
enacted 1955 · Aug 16 · per Military Expansion Act
Social
Center-Trad
Soviet Army and Navy Act
— War-Footing Establishment
enacted 1955 · Aug 16 · per Military Expansion Act
Social
Traditional
Strategic Weapons Programme Act
— Full Deterrent
enacted 1955 · Aug 16 · per Military Expansion Act
Social
Traditional
Local Air Defense Act
— No Organization
enacted 1954 · Aug 15 · per Soviet Military Readiness Act
Fraternal Assistance Act
— Assistance Programmes
enacted 1953 · Aug 8 · per Fraternal Assistance Act
Social
Moderate
Collective Security Treaties Act
— Integrated Commands
enacted 1954 · Aug 15 · per Soviet Military Readiness Act
Social
Liberal
Reserves and Voluntary Defense Act
— Nation in Arms
enacted 1954 · Aug 15 · per Soviet Military Readiness Act
Social
Traditional
Title VIII — Public Safety
10 statutes
leans center-trad +0.7
▾
Procuracy Supervision Act
— Procuracy Review
enacted 1953 · Aug 8 · per Procuracy Supervision Act
Social
Traditional
Advocates Collegia Act
— Collegia Framework
enacted 1953 · Aug 8 · per Advocates Collegia Act
Social
Lean Trad
Militia Conduct and Public Standing Act
— Complaints Machinery
enacted 1955 · Aug 16 · per Millita accountability and strengthening act
Social
Moderate
Public Order Campaigns Act
— No Programmes
enacted 1953 · Aug 8 · per Public Order Campaigns Act
People's Courts Act
— Functioning Judiciary
enacted 1953 · Aug 8 · per People's Courts Act
Social
Moderate
Militia and Internal Troops Act
— Saturation Enforcement
enacted 1955 · Aug 16 · per Millita accountability and strengthening act
Social
Traditional
Corrective Labor System Act
— Camp Complex
enacted 1953 · Aug 8 · per Corrective Labor System Act
Social
Traditional
Justice Administration Act
— Court Administration
enacted 1953 · Aug 8 · per Justice Administration Act
Social
Center-Liberal
Corrective Institutions Standards Act
— Regime Regulations
enacted 1953 · Aug 8 · per Corrective Institutions Standards Act
Social
Liberal
Criminal Investigations Directorate Act
— Union Directorate
enacted 1953 · Aug 8 · per Criminal Investigations Directorate Act
Social
Moderate
Title IX — Social
11 statutes
leans moderate +0.3
▾
Nationalities Policy Act
— Friendship of Peoples
enacted 1953 · Aug 8 · per Nationalities Policy Act
Social
Moderate
Women Workers and Creches Act
— Creches and Protections
enacted 1953 · Aug 8 · per Women Workers and Creches Act
Social
Moderate
Workers' Advancement Act
— Advancement System
enacted 1953 · Aug 8 · per Workers' Advancement Act
Social
Moderate
Family and Population Act
— No Population Policy
enacted 1953 · Aug 8 · per Family and Population Act
Trade Unions and Voluntary Societies Act
— Mass Organizations
enacted 1953 · Aug 8 · per Trade Unions and Voluntary Societies Act
Social
Moderate
State Family Aid Act
— Family Aid System
enacted 1953 · Aug 8 · per State Family Aid Act
Social
Moderate
State Ceremonies and Heritage Act
— Ceremonies and Monuments
enacted 1953 · Aug 8 · per State Ceremonies and Heritage Act
Social
Moderate
Union Republics Standing Act
— Formal Standing
enacted 1953 · Aug 8 · per Union Republics Standing Act
Social
Traditional
Internal Passport and Residence Act
— Movement Frozen
enacted 1953 · Aug 8 · per Internal Passport and Residence Act
Maternity Homes and Child Welfare Act
— Mother and Child Service
enacted 1953 · Aug 8 · per Maternity Homes and Child Welfare Act
Social
Moderate
Equal Labor Standing Act
— Equal Standing Enforced
enacted 1953 · Aug 8 · per Equal Labor Standing Act
Social
Moderate
Title X — Economy
11 statutes
leans center-left -0.9
▾
Labor Code and Employment Guarantee Act
— Guaranteed Employment
enacted 1953 · Aug 8 · per Labor Code and Employment Guarantee Act
Economic
Left
Social Assistance and Resettlement Act
— Categorical Assistance
enacted 1953 · Aug 8 · per Social Assistance and Resettlement Act
Economic
Lean Right
State Retail Price Subsidies Act
— Price Reduction Campaigns
enacted 1953 · Aug 8 · per State Retail Price Subsidies Act
Economic
Center-Left
State Plan Discipline Act
— No Plan Authority
enacted 1953 · Aug 8 · per State Plan Discipline Act
Industrial Investment Programme Act
— General Plan Investment
enacted 1953 · Aug 8 · per Industrial Investment Programme Act
Economic
Center-Right
State Bank and Budget Discipline Act
— State Bank Controls
enacted 1954 · Aug 14 · per State Bank Controls — State Bank and Budget Discipline Act
Economic
Lean Left
Producer Cooperatives Act
— Licensed Cooperatives
enacted 1953 · Aug 8 · per Producer Cooperatives Act
Economic
Left
Machine-Tractor Stations Act
— Full Station System
enacted 1953 · Aug 8 · per Machine-Tractor Stations Act
Economic
Lean Left
Trade Union Labor Relations Act
— Relations Framework
enacted 1953 · Aug 8 · per Trade Union Labor Relations Act
Economic
Centrist
State Arbitration Act
— Arbitration Tribunals
enacted 1953 · Aug 8 · per State Arbitration Act
Economic
Left
Foreign Trade Operations Act
— Trade Operations System
enacted 1953 · Aug 8 · per Foreign Trade Operations Act
Economic
Centrist