Constitutional bases of construction of the soviet law enforcement agencies in the years of Civil War (1918-1920)
The article considers the peculiarities of the establishment of militia and judicial and investigative agencies in the first years of Soviet power. The constitutional foundations of their construction are investigated. It is noted that in the first months of Soviet power, the recruiting of law enforcement agencies was carried out by local councils independently, no uniform requirements for their employees were enshrined at the legislative level. The author emphasizes the importance of the class principle, which was first enshrined in the Constitution of the RSFSR in 1918, and then in the sectoral legislation on law enforcement agencies.