Activities of public authorities of the Buryat-Mongolian USSR in 1941-1953

The article deals with the structure and activities of government bodies in the Buryat- Mongolian Soviet Socialist Republic. Particular attention is paid to the functions of legislative and executive authorities, such as the Supreme Council and the Council of Ministers. We have emphasized the specifics of their reorganization and development in 1941- 1953 and analyzed the process of party’s organizational restructuring. Also, the article attempts to reveal the main reasons for creating emergency operational groups and political departments, their tasks and the results of their work by the end of the war. The repressive policy of both the central authorities and the republican ones in relation to dissenters and other "enemies of the people" is also touched upon. Finally, we have discussed the process of the elections to the Supreme Council and the role of the authorities in this campaign.