with the provisions of the Convention. The Soviet Union had been the first to raise the lofty banner of the struggle for liberation and equality of all peoples and races. 7 General Assembly resolution 1904 (XVIII). 4 7. The Great October Socialist Revolution had eliminated social and national oppression, and had given over 100 nationalities the opportunity to shape their own independent and creative histories. It would be recalled that, in the Declaration of Rights of the Peoples of Russia, one of its first legislative acts, the Soviet State had proclaimed the abolition of all national and religious privileges and restrictions. Fundamental social transformations and elimination of all vestiges of national and racial enmity and inequality had laid the groundwork for the unfettered development of all nationalities and ethnic groups, and for close unity and friendship among them. Equal rights and friendship among peoples reflected important aspects of the essence of socialism. 48. He further recalled that the Constitutions of the Soviet Union and the Union Republics, and Soviet legislative acts, established that Soviet citizens of different races and nationalities should enjoy equal rights in all spheres of economic, political and cultural life. Any attempt to limit citizens' rights or to grant privileges, whether direct or indirect, on racial or national grounds, as well as any propagation of racial or national exclusivity, enmity or contempt, were punishable offences under Soviet law. The legal guarantees of national and racial equality were ensured through the State policy of comprehensive development, unity and friendship among all the nations and nationalities of the Soviet Union. The Soviet Union deemed it important to ensure equality of all nations and nationalities in the country, not only legally but in practice as well. As a result of considerable effort by all Soviet peoples, the nation­
**Analysis**
This text appears to be focused on the social and political aspects of the Soviet Union, highlighting its commitment to equality and unity among its nationalities. The language used emphasizes the legal and institutional frameworks that ensured equal rights and opportunities for all citizens, regardless of their race or nationality.

**Category**
Humanitarian aid and relief, Education, Culture