Reorganization of the party bodies of Ural in 1948-1949

The article is devoted to problems of party construction in the post- war period. Theauthor analyzes views of the domestic historians on the claims and results of the reorganization of a party apparatus in 1948-1949. The course of the reform on Ural is reconstructed on the basis of archival materials. Special attention is given problems, which were caused by this reorganization, and also the mechanism and concrete ways of the decision of them. The attitude of the party workers to change of a mode of the work and conflicts, caused by it is shown. The author proves that the reorganization of the apparatus in 1948-1949 has not given improvement of party work and was a step to strengthening of party control above the state and society.