Problems of legal education in the USSR in the 1920s – 1930s

the article examines the problematic issues of introducing professional legal education in the Soviet Union at the turn of the 1920s and 1930s. It notes the duality of the policy of the Soviet government, which proclaimed the gradual withering away of the state and law, but at the same time was forced to introduce a program for training legal personnel to resolve issues of public administration, including in the justice system. The article reveals the role of the specialized Personnel Department created under the Supreme Court of the USSR, whose competence included conducting training events for the preparation of judicial personnel. Based on the results of the study, general conclusions are made on the reasons why the level of professional training of Soviet judges remained lower than that of Soviet lawyers.

Soviet power, Supreme Court of the USSR, supervision of legality, legal education