Bayev, V.G. “Unitary” federalism of the Weimar Germany.

Abstract: V.G. Bayev’s article is devoted to the study of a unique historical experience of German federalism. Author takes an attempt to find the causes of specific nature of German federalism, provides detailed analysis of the projects of the Constitution of the Weimar Republic, which was developed by G. Preiss and M. Weber, and the final version of the said act. The author notes such characteristic features of the Weimar federalism as inequality of the subjects of the federation, lack of good will to unite, centralisation of the state power and government and bureaucratic character of centralisation. As a result, while being formally one of the most democratic Constitutions, the Weimar Constitution weakened Prussia, and the Weimar federalism created a base for the development of Hitler’s ideas.