THE ROLE OF THE "BUREAU OF ASSISTANCE TO BODIES GPU" IN THE FIGHT WITH THE SOCIALIST-REVOLUTIONARIES AND MENSHEVIKS IN SIBERIA IN THE EARLY 1920-ies
The article deals with the activity of non-state socio - political formations - «Bureau of assistance to the GPU», created in the early 1920s, their role and place in the struggle of the ruling Bolshevik party with the social revolutionaries and mensheviks in Siberia. The author first analyzes and publishes policy documents of the party organs of the RCP(b), in accordance with which to create such structure in state-owned enterprises and institutions of the Siberian region. The publication reveals the main tasks that were solved by the assistance Bureau, gives examples of the specific activities of these bodies, identifies problems and difficulties of their work. Based on the study, the author concludes that the «Bureau of assistance to the GPU» became an integral part of the system of political control, which was formed in Soviet Russia in the early 1920s, contributed to the final defeat of the socialist opposition in Siberia. However, the author questions the effectiveness of these bodies, believes that the real results of their activities did not meet the expectations of the leadership of the ruling party.