苏联宪法
During discussions in regards to adaptation of the 1936 Constitution of the Soviet Union, on proposition to elect chairperson of the Presidium by whole population of the country as in the United States the President, Stalin argued: "In the system of our Constitution, in the USSR (Soviet Union) should not be a president in one person elected by whole population equally with the Supreme Soviet and able to oppose to the Supreme Soviet. The experience of history shows that such a construction of the supreme organs is the most democratic, guaranteeing the country from undesirable accidents."