THE CHUVASH AUTONOMY AS PART OF NIZHNY NOVGOROD – GORKY TERRITORY (1929–1936): THE NATURE OF INTERACTION AMONG PARTY BODIES

Anna V. Chernyshova, Elman E. Rzaev

DOI: 10.47026/2712-9454-2020-1-4-104-112

Key words

Nizhny Novgorod – Gorky Territory, the Chuvash Autonomous Soviet Socialist Republic (ChASSR), ACP (b), party bodies, mechanisms of interaction

Annotation

The article discusses the period when the Chuvash Autonomous Soviet Socialist Republic (ChASSR) existed as a part of Nizhny Novgorod – Gorky Territory in 1929 – 1936. The reasons for the unification of regions are defined. The role of the ACP (b) governing bodies in the development of the region in the conditions of forced socialism construction is shown. The mechanisms of interaction between the party bodies of the ACP (b) regional organization and the party bodies of the Chuvash Autonomy are presented. The materials of regional party conferences reveal territory committee’s positive and negative assessments of the activity performed by the Chuvash party organization on solving the main problems of the Soviet society development in the 1930s: ensuring the industrial development of the Republic, collectivization and improvement of agriculture efficiency, cultural development of the region, its personnel support on the principles of indigenization. The analysis of meeting agendas defined the role of the plenum, the secretariat of the Party’s territory committee and regional assemblies of the party active core in improving the effectiveness of the party bodies of the Chuvash autonomy. Examples of interaction between sectoral structural divisions and institutions of party bodies to solve the problems of management personnel quality and anti-religious activity are given. The main features of interaction between the party bodies of Nizhny Novgorod – Gorky Territory and Chuvashia are emphasized. Prospects of performing research of the stated problem, its source base are determined.

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Information about the authors

Anna V. Chernyshova – Doctor of Historical Sciences, Professor, Department of History and Theory of State And Law, Nizhny Novgorod Institute of Management – Branch of the Russian Academy of National Economy and Public Administration, Russia, Nizhny Novgorod (metodika-vvags@rambler.ru; ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-5487-0595).

Elman E. Rzaev – Post-Graduate Student, Department of History and Theory of State and Law, Nizhny Novgorod Institute of Management – Branch of the Russian Academy of National Economy and Public Administration, Russia, Nizhny Novgorod (el.rzaev@yahoo.com; ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-9162-8455).

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Chernyshova A.V., Rzaev E.E. THE CHUVASH AUTONOMY AS PART OF NIZHNY NOVGOROD – GORKY TERRITORY (1929–1936): THE NATURE OF INTERACTION AMONG PARTY BODIES. Historical Search, 2020, vol. 1, no. 4, pp. 104–112. DOI: 10.47026/2712-9454-2020-1-4-104-112 (in Russian).

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