Concept of defence and security of the borders of the Soviet state

The collapse of the Russian Empire and the formation on its territory of the Soviet state in a completely new way raised the question of the nature and functions of the state border, the methods and forms of its protection and defense. Having proclaimed the establishment of the dictatorship of the proletariat as the goal of domestic policy, the Soviet government, and the external power to fight international capital and support the revolutionary movement throughout the world, found itself in a difficult position from the very first steps of its existence. She had no friends and allies. On all sides, Soviet Russia was surrounded by a ring of hostile states.