The constitutional status and the state organs of the Moldavian Autonomous Soviet Socialist Republic

Moldavian Autonomous Soviet Socialist Republic was formed in October 1924. The idea of formation from the districts on the left bank of the Dniester with the Moldovan population of the autonomous republic as part of the Ukrainian SSR was put forward by a group of Moldovan and Romanian communists and was supported by the Soviet leadership, primarily for political reasons. At the same time, the Constitution of Ukraine of 1919 did not contain provisions on the formation of Autonomous entities in its composition. The main purpose of the Moldovan autonomy was to influence Bessarabia and Romania. But the scarcity of the Moldovan population on the left Bank of the Dniester did not allow to form a Union Republic within the USSR. The constitutional status of the Moldavian Autonomous Soviet Socialist Republic was determined by the Constitution of the MASSR of 1925 and enshrined in the Constitution of the Ukrainian SSR of 1929. In accordance with the Constitution, the MASSR had the whole system of Central and local authorities, had its own budget, and had the right to adopt laws on issues within its competence. The MASSR was eliminated after the accession of Bessarabia by the USSR. 6 districts of the MASSR and the central districts of Bessarabia formed the Moldavian SSR, other areas remained as a part of Ukraine.

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