PEOPLE''S (CIVIL) MILITIA" IN RUSSIA: ATTEMPTS BY THE PROVISIONAL GOVERNMENT TO ESTABLISH LAW ENFORCEMENT AGENCIES IN MARCH-OCTOBER 1917
The processes of liquidation of the monarchical police system by the Provisional Government of Russia and the replacement by its formations of "the people's (civil) police, as well as the relationship with the law enforcement bodies of the Soviets under the conditions of" Dual Power ", are covered. Difficulties in the protection of public order are noted in the absence of centralized state administration, a general increase in crime and a complete lack of experience in the struggle against it by the participants in the created bodies.