"Criticism from below" at the enterprises and organizations of the Lower Volga region in the second half of the 20s and in the first half of the 30s of the 20<sup>th</sup> century
In the given article such a phenomenon of the Soviet democracy as «self-criticism» is described and analyzed on the basis of archive data. Here it is shown how different groups of citizens realized the «criticism from below» appeal of the government in their everyday life in practice.