Stalin’s constitution as a symbol of the rule of law and a sham for lawlessness

The Constitution is the supreme normative act and fundamental law of the state. The first constitution was adopted at the end of the 18th century in the United States of America. To date, there are constitutions in almost all countries of the world. One of the main functions of the Basic Law is the consolidation and protection of human rights. So, they are spelled out in Chapter 2 of the Constitution of the Russian Federation. The question arises — why do we need a Constitution in states with authoritarian and even more so totalitarian regimes, where human rights cannot exist by definition. Let's try to answer this question on the example of the Basic Law of the USSR of 1936, known as the "Stalin’s" constitution.