ACTIVITY OF GUARDIANSHIP AND PATRONAGE INSTITUTIONS IN THE REGION IN THE FIRST DECADE OF THE CHUVASH ASSR FORMATION (MATERIALS ON SHIKHAZANY ORPHANAGE (1924-1926))
The article describes the work Shikhazany orphanage (1924-1926) which made a fair share of contribution to the fight against homelessness in the territory of the Chuvash Republic. In 2020, the Chuvash autonomy is celebrating its 100<sup>th</sup> anniversary, in connection with which the research of historical lessons that have enriched knowledge in the field of marriage, the Soviet working-peasant family and child protection is being updated. Based on the study of unpublished sources of the State Historical Archive of the Chuvash Republic, the author analyzes the orphanage's history and conditions of the functioning, the life of its inmates, and attempts to assess the effectiveness of its work.According to the results of the study, the author makes conclusions about the role of this children's educational institution for orphans, semi-orphans and abandoned children in the complex state task of overcoming homelessness and neglect in the first decade of the Chuvash ASSR formation.