The phenomenon of the Russian society mentality according to the documents of the information department of the VCHK-OGPU. 1920s - early 1930s

The Soviet society in its mass was represented mainly by the Russian community, which was the main force in the newly established state, the most numerous creative resource of the productive force. The article, which does not pretend to comprehensive coverage of such a voluminous scientific topic, considers only one topical issue - the reflection of some characteristic features of the formation in different, including emergency, in particular forced resettlement, conditions of the mentality of the Russian society. In this regard, the question of how this problem was perceived by society, reflected in the documents of the information structures of state intelligence services in the 1920s and early 1930s, is of interest. Relevance. It is determined by a number of significant factors, primarily by the need for objective, reliable coverage and assessment of Russia's historical experience. An analysis of the country's development trends in the 1920s-1930s clearly demonstrated the perniciousness of total control and complete nationalization for the stable development of the country's economy.