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Politics of the Soviet Union
Communist Party dominated politics / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
For information about the government, see Government of the Soviet Union.
The political system of the Soviet Union took place in a federal single-party soviet socialist republic framework which was characterized by the superior role of the Communist Party of the Soviet Union (CPSU), the only party permitted by the Constitution.