History of the formation and development of local self-government in Bashkiria in the period 1917-1991

this study examines the formation and development of government bodies in Bashkiria during the revolution and the 1920s, and traces their further evolution up to 1991. The abolition of old class and zemstvo institutions and the subsequent formation of the Soviet system of governance are analyzed. Particular attention is paid to administrative-territorial transformations, the expansion of the borders of the Bashkir ASSR, as well as the key role of party organizations in strengthening local power and pursuing a political line. The transformation of councils from organs of popular representation into an instrument of the dictatorship of the proletariat is observed, the problem of the separation of power from the urgent needs of the population is discussed, and the gradual strengthening of executive bodies and their influence is studied. The source of the study is statistical data, archival party documents and legislative acts. The article examines the expansion of the powers of government bodies in the period from the 1920s to the 1960s, and also analyzes in detail the role of local councils in the Bashkir ASSR in the period from 1967 to 1991. Specific measures taken by party bodies to strengthen the material and financial base of councils, expand their powers and intensify their activities are analyzed, in particular, the implementation of the resolutions of the Central Committee of the CPSU and the Council of Ministers of the USSR aimed at increasing the role of councils in economic construction and improving the social and living conditions of the population of the Bashkir ASSR.

Central Committee of the CPSU, Bashkir Autonomous Soviet Socialist Republic, local councils, government, state, economic and social development