Transformations of the Bolshevik party elite in the early Soviet society (on the materials of the South of Russia)

The article revealed the composition and structure of the Bolshevik party elite of early Soviet society on materials of the South of Russia on the basis of positional analysis revealed trends in the transformation of elite groups, defines the role of transformations in institutionalization of political regime of the 1920s. Merging functions of the ruling Communist Party (bolsheviks) and the state was caused by the rejection of the separation of powers, the suppression of the opposition party control over non-governmental organizations and the media. RCP (B) to the mid-1920s completed the evolution of the voluntary union of like-minded to a centralized hierarchical structure having three functional levels: ordinary members of the implementing bureaucracy (professional functionaries) and the ruling elite. Bolshevik organizations of the North-Caucasian region have diverse social base -“non-resident”, poor peasants, workers, employees and the marginalized stratas. In the South of Russia it is most clearly revealed not only the essence of party-state system of government, but also the outstanding ability of ruling elite use conflict (especially social class inequality, gap in the level of development of area, a request to upgrade) for the sake of absolute power at any cost.