Preamble - Ideological Statement "We, the vanguard for socialism, will smash oppression. NOT ONE STEP BACKWARDS." Section 1: The Federation Article 1.0 The Soviet Federation is a group of nation-states united under the banner of Socialism and a long standing tradition of Democracy. Article 1.1 The Soviet Federation hereby affirms its inalienable, indefeasible, and sovereign right to choose its own form of governance, to determine its collected relations with other Federations, and to develop its life, political, economic and cultural, in accordance with its own genius and traditions. Article 1.2