The Fate of Party Property during the Dissolution of the CPSU Structures in Primorye
The article is devoted to the problem of property of the Communist Party of the Soviet Union on the territory of Primorye after the suspension of the functioning of the party in August 1991. The article analyzes the issues that arose during the execution of a series of decrees of the President of the RSFSR aimed at resolving the problem of the former party property by transferring it to the authorities. This process, launched in late August 1991 by a series of Decrees of the President of the RSFSR, required considerable work from local authorities, since the Communist party had financial assets, movable and immovable property of considerable interest for the authorities and administrations of regional, city and district level. Based on the analysis of the documents, it is shown that this solution of the issues of party property in some cases led to conflict situations between the executive committees of the Soviets of Primorsky Krai and Vladivostok. On the example of Primorye, documents and methods for implementing the decisions taken that allowed the executive authorities to take over the management of former party property are considered. Special attention is paid to the implementation of the Order of the President of the RSFSR “On urgent measures to improve the work of the RSFSR courts”. The analysis of the activities of the regional authorities on the transfer of real estate of the party to the people's courts in the cities and districts of Primorye is carried out. The author analyzes the legal mechanisms for the transfer of CPSU property, excluding informal practices that require separate study. The study was conducted using materials from the State Archive of Primorsky Krai. The relevance of the study is due to the interest in the problems of the formation of various types of property at the initial stage of the formation of modern Russia and the need for a comprehensive analysis of the accumulated experience in the redistribution of property during the transition period.