From the experience of operational and service activities of the political bureau under the heads of district militia departments in 1920-1921 (based on the materials of the Lower Volga and Don regions)

The paper reveals the organizational and legal foundations of the activities of Political Bureaus under the Heads of the District militia departments in 1920-1921 from the historical and legal positions. On the basis of archival material introduced into scientific circulation for the first time, relating to the limits of the Lower Volga and Don regions, the author analyzes the basic principles and content of the operational and service activities of the Political Bureau, shows their results in relation to the territory of individual districts.