Development of the legal status of the Daghestan ASSR within the framework of the all-union constitutional reform of 1936–1937

Relevance. A systematic historical and legal analysis of the development of the legal status of autonomous republics during the Soviet period is of significant scientific and practical interest for modern Russia. Its implementation contributes to deepening the theoretical foundations of Russian federalism and developing specific recommendations for optimizing state governance.Studying the processes of formation of republics, their status starting from the Soviet period allows identifying continuity in constitutional and legal models and tracing their impact on current regional law-making.The purpose of this study is a historical and legal analysis of the development of the legal status of the Daghestan ASSR in 1936–1937.Objectives: to study the development of the legal status of the Daghestan ASSR within the Soviet federal system during the specified period, characterization of fundamental differences in the constitutional and legal position of union and autonomous republics, determination of the scope of legislative and administrative powers of autonomous republics.Methodology. The article employs a set of general scientific and special legal research methods. The historical and legal nature of the article necessitated the use of methods of historical-comparative and comparative legal analysis.The study of the problem in question was carried out on the basis of a systematic approach and the principle of historicism.The results of the study has practical significance, aimed at optimizing legislative regulation, strengthening the foundations of constitutional security and ensuring harmonization of interests of multiethnic population in the Russian Federation. The study of this problem creates prerequisites for sustainable and steady development of federalism in Russia.Conclusions. Referring to the historical and legal experience of constitutional regulation of the status of autonomous republics in the Soviet period provides a valuable analytical toolkit for understanding modern challenges and trends in the development of Russian federalism. It is noted that the political and legal status of the Daghestan ASSR, despite its apparent formal clarity, was in practice integrated into a unified all-state system with unconditional supremacy of the union center.