The Supreme Council of the Mordovian ASSR in the System of Regional Economic Management Bodies (1953–1964)

Abstract

Introduction. After Stalin’s death, the main task of the CPSU was to reform the management of the national economy, aimed at expanding the practice of people’s self-government at the level of the Soviets. A special place in the system of councils in the region was occupied by the Supreme Council of the MASSR. The purpose of the article is to analyze the reorganization in the Supreme Soviet of the USSR and its role in managing the economy of the region in the period from 1953 to 1964. Results. The Supreme Council of the MASSR, as the highest body of state power, closed a unified system of rural, township, city, district, regional and regional councils. By the resolution of the Central Committee of the CPSU “On improving the activities of the Soviets of Workers’ Deputies and strengthening their ties with the masses” in early 1957, new legislative and regulatory acts regulating the activities of Councils at the local level were adopted in the republic. The rights of district, city, village and settlement Councils have been significantly expanded in the field of coordination within their competence of the work of enterprises and economic organizations located on the territory of the respective Councils. Conditions have been created for the full involvement of the population in their work, as well as the strengthening of the role of mass organizations. It was assumed that this would not only strengthen the relationship with the population, but also serve to overcome bureaucracy, red tape, inattentive attitude to the needs of ordinary people. Permanent commissions of Soviets were one of the most important organizational forms of involving deputies and active Soviets in solving the tasks of economic and cultural construction and strengthening the connection of Soviets with the masses. The number and types of commissions to be formed were determined by the Supreme Council of the MASSR. Discussion and Conclusion. The Supreme Council of the Mordovian ASSR, as the highest state authority of the republic, had a clear structural organization designed to ensure the effective implementation of powers in the field of managing the socio-economic life of the republic. This structure was formed following the example of the supreme state authority of the RSFSR in accordance with the principle of unity of organizational forms of the highest level of the system of Soviets of the USSR and the RSFSR.