The 1977 Constitution described the USSR as a voluntary union of equal republics and formally retained a right of secession. In practice, the Communist Party’s leading role and centralized institutions sharply limited republican sovereignty.
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What did the 1977 Soviet Constitution formally describe?
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Its formal federal language coexisted with centralized CPSU authority.
The 1977 Constitution gave Union republics a formal right to secede.
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The formal right existed, though effective political sovereignty was highly constrained.