REVIEW OF A.P. SHEKSHEEV’S MONOGRAPH “BODIES OF THE CHEKA”

Mezit Lyudmila Edgarovna

Krasnoyarsk State Pedagogical University named after V.P. Astafieva

Abstract. The article analyzes a monograph by a famous Siberian scientist dedicated to the activities of state security agencies in strengthening the Soviet regime in the region. With the involvement of a wide range of sources, the author was able to show the features of the reorganization of the KGB apparatus; the evolution of their powers, in accordance with the socio-economic and political objectives of the country; the composition of the state security personnel during the study period. The presented monograph is a pioneering, comprehensive study on this topic. The author managed to show the contradictory nature of the Soviet policy towards peasants and the intelligentsia in the period under review. The monograph summarizes the activities of state security agencies in the Sovietization of the region, incl. in national districts (Taimyr, Khakass). The novelty of the author’s approach lies in the analysis of the mechanisms for achieving the goals set by the Chekists, a balanced analysis of the processes under study.

Keywords: conference, exhibition, indigenous peoples of the North.