Gottwald's Constitution

Gottwald's Constitution refers to the political framework established in Czechoslovakia under Klement Gottwald's leadership after World War II, particularly in 1948. It formalized the country's shift toward a socialist state aligned with Soviet models, emphasizing collective ownership, a one-party system dominated by the Communist Party, and socialist principles. The constitution aimed to restructure society along socialist lines, reducing individual rights in favor of state control, and laying the groundwork for its integration into the Eastern Bloc during the Cold War era.