Article 50—in accordance with the interests of the people and in order to strengthen and develop the socialist system, citizens of the USSR are guaranteed freedom of speech of the press, and of assembly, meetings, street processions and demonstrations.
Exercise of these political freedoms is ensured by putting public buildings, streets and squares at the disposal of the working people and their organizations, by broad dissemination of information, and by the opportunity to use the press, television, and radio.
-Excerpt from the constitution of the Soviet Union
Which conclusion can be reached by a comparison of events in the Soviet Union and this passage from the constitution of the Soviet Union?
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