Current issues of the political history of Chechnya in the late 1920s - first half of the 1930s

The subject of this article is the paucity of research into the complex and contradictory processes of Chechnya's political history, particularly the formation and functioning of its political system, particularly in the 1920s and 1930s. Given the complexity and multifaceted nature of the topic under consideration, we have chosen the universal principle of historicism as our primary research method. We proceed from the premise that a political system is a set of structures (institutions) whose primary functions are the exercise of state power and public administration, at various levels, both vertically and horizontally. We believe that a problem-based, chronological analysis of events within their systemic connections allows us to objectify the historical search for its specific forms and their subsequent transformation. By examining the processes under study within individual stages (largely arbitrary), defined by specific chronological boundaries, we believe we have successfully reconstructed the logic of events, their historically consistent connection, and their multifaceted nature. At the same time, such historical and comparative analysis was updated by the tasks of clarifying individual nuances that took place in the historical practice of Soviet construction, especially during the period of formation and strengthening of the foundations of socialism in our country (1917–1936). The main conclusions of the conducted research are: disclosure of the initial principles of formation of the Soviet political system of Chechnya; analysis of the complex process of Soviet construction in Chechnya in the 1920s and 1930s; objective scientific study of the history of the Chechen people, Russian-Caucasian relations, national and federal policy of the Soviet state in Chechnya during this period; study of the issues of formation and activities of the party and Soviet apparatus of Chechnya in the 1920s and 1930s. The problem of Soviet construction in Chechnya, in our opinion, is of great scientific and practical significance. The study of this issue helps to recreate a more complete and objective picture of the complex, contradictory political life of the Chechen people, to show the essence of the policy of the central government, carried out in the region in the first and subsequent years of Soviet construction, its role in optimizing the paths and methods of economic, political and cultural development of Chechnya, its Soviet national autonomy.

North Caucasus, Chechnya, Civil war, Chechen people, political system, Soviet construction, local authorities, Revolutionary committee, Councils, autonomy