The «superfluous» people of Soviet society during the NEP years (based on the materials of the Penza Province)

the article is devoted to the issue of disenfranchisement during the NEP years. The relevance of the research topic is due to the interest in the history of everyday life and social survival practices. The historiography of the issue and the opinions of scientific authors on the essence of the process of disenfranchisement are given. The purpose of the work is to reveal the main causes and consequences of the institution of disenfranchisement in post–revolutionary Russia. The objectives of the study are to analyze the regulatory legal acts on the research topic and provide specific examples of cases of the deprived based on the documents. The regulatory framework and legal regulation of the process of disenfranchisement are reviewed, including through the analysis of the following documents: the Constitution of the RSFSR of 1918, the instructions of the Central Executive Committee, circulars of the NKVD, and others. It describes the social, political and economic consequences of disenfranchisement. On the basis of archival data on the Penza Province, a number of cases are presented on applications from deprived persons to election commissions for the restoration of voting rights, the factual circumstances are described and the opinions of direct participants in the events are disclosed. The cases of disenfranchisement described in the article differ according to the grounds and results of consideration. The variability of the personal attitude of the deprived towards their legal and social status is shown.

new economic policy, disenfranchisement, electoral rights, Constitution, Central Executive Committee, Election Commission, lists, discrimination, social group, archival documents