Local Self-Government in the Years of Revolutionary Changes and Civil War in the Far East
The article deals with the problems of reforming and developing the system of local self-government in the East of Russia in the conditions of revolutionary changes and Civil War in the region. It is noted that since 1917 the Far East has received the whole range of the local self-government bodies that were available at that time in the Central regions of the country: zemstvo and reformed urban structures. At the same time, the activities of municipal structures took place in the course of continuous changes in the political map of the Far East, peaceful relations and military clashes with state bodies - Soviet, white governments and the Far Eastern Republic, as well as with the command of the interventionist countries. At some stages of zemstvo and city municipality played a leading role in the management of territories. They were given authority and were considered not only as economic bodies responsible for a narrow range of local needs, but also as an integral part of public administration, including the expansion of their rights in the financial field. In general, local governments in 1917-1922 went from maximum formation and development to almost complete disappearance. There is no doubt that the considered experience of regional municipal history is of both theoretical and practical interest. This is especially important given the current problems of local self-government in the Far East.