CHUYSKY TRACT ON THE EVE AND DURING THE CIVIL WAR IN ALTAI
This work focuses on infrastructure degradation resulting from numerous hostilities. On the basis of archival sources, materials of periodicals, as well as research literature, the development / degradation of the most important transport artery of the Altai Mountains - Chuysky tract is shown. The conclusion is drawn about the destructive role of armed conflicts for the Altai road system, as well as the Soviet authorities taking into account the importance of the Chuysky tract both for the region and for Russian-Mongolian relations, which was expressed in specific and consistent steps.