The Main Directions of Reforming the Police of the Russian Empire: a Brief Summary of the Proposals of the Commission of A.A. Makarov

The purpose of the article is to briefly present the main directions of police reform undertaken in 1906. The subject of the study was «A brief explanatory note to the conclusion of the interdepartmental Commission, prepared by Senator A.A. Makarov, on the transformation of the police into the Empire», as well as other documents prepared by members of the Commission (Draft Statute of the Police with article-by-article explanations. Appendix 4 to the draft law on the transformation of the police (Empire), research by scientists, in which certain areas of the transformation of the imperial police were touched upon to one degree or another. It is necessary to make a digression (curtsey) in the direction of Russian archivists, true statesmen who have carefully preserved for us – unique documents. Their content makes it possible to immerse yourself in that historical time, to feel the breath of that era, to evaluate the contribution of individual historical figures and entire collectives who fought for Russian statehood, made tremendous efforts to make the country prosperous. We are now saying thank you for having a unique document in our hands: «A brief explanatory note to the conclusion of the interdepartmental Commission, under the leadership of Senator A.A. Makarov, on the transformation of the police into the empire» (volume 133 pages) [1]. History has always been considered a great teacher, teaching us on concrete facts. Analyzing them, you can make certain conclusions, evaluate the decisions made, make sure of the historical role of a particular person, be amazed by individual visionaries.

The research methods were generalization, comparison, analogy, concretization, extrapolation, content analysis, which allowed us to draw our own conclusions in the main part of the article, as well as express our own judgments in conclusion. The entire content of the article is a hint to contemporaries to: know, remember, honor, have an idea of the role of the police department not only in combating crime, maintaining proper public order, but also in countering internal enemies.