Decree of All-Russian Central Executive Committee and Council of People's Commissars "On the abolition of estates and civil ranks": results and meaning

The article examines the transformation of the social structure of the young Soviet State, the place and role of the Decree of the All-Russian Central Executive Committee and the Council of People's Commissars of November 11 (24), 1917 «On the abolition of estates and civil ranks». It is noted that the mentioned document had a fundamental, constitutional significance for the Soviet society and became not only the basis for its stratification, but also the basis for the formation of legislation on the state civil service.