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ISSN 2409-630X (Print), ISSN 2618-916X (Online)

DOI: 10.15507/2409-630X.048.016.202001.042-052

Sergey V. Kistanov

National Research Ogarev Mordovia State University (Saransk, Russia), e-mail: kistanov-viz@yandex.ru

Financial aspects of the formation of the Provisional government police on the example of the Temnikovsky district of the Tambov province

Introduction. The article is devoted to the financial problems of creating a provisional government militia in the spring and autumn of 1917. The territory of the Temnikovsky district of the Tambov province was used as a platform. Materials and Methods. The materials of the Central state archive of the Republic of Mordovia were used to study the problem. When analyzing the materials, the author used the historical-genetic method and the micro-historical approach. Results. The main task of the study is to determine the financial problems created at the regional level during the creation of the police. By attracting new sources, it was possible to trace the amount of funding allocated by the Temnikovsky district and town authorities for the creation and operation of this important tool of public peace. It is noted that local authorities have not been able to positively resolve the issue of financing employees, even their top managers, because of the disorganization of the country’s financial system after the February revolution. It is also noted that the authorities are trying to remove some of their financial obligations and try to transfer them to the Central authorities. Discussion and Conclusions. The financial activities of the city and County authorities led from the very beginning to a shortage of personnel of the Temnikovsky militia. The further policy of the local leadership led to a gradual reduction in the number of town police officers by more than 2 times. By the autumn of 1917, it became clear that the reduced funding of police officers was not able to maintain their standard of living at an acceptable level, which led to the actual inability of the local police to protect the interests of the authorities in late 1917 and early 1918.

Keywords: February revolution, Provisional government, Commissioner, County, police, Finance.

For citation: Kistanov S. V. Financial aspects of the formation of the Provisional government police on the example of the Temnikovsky district of the Tambov province. Ekonomicheskaya istoriya = Russian Journal of Economic History. 2020; 16(1): 42–52. (In Russ.). DOI: 10.15507/2409-630X.048.016.202001.042-052.

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