“COUNTER-REVOLUTIONARY CRIMES” IN AGRICULTURE OF UDMURTIA IN THE 1930s

Abstract

The article is devoted to one of the tragic periods in the history of Udmurtia and the whole country. The repressions of the 1930s affected many people in one way or another. Of particular importance was the law enforcement of state crimes, especially the so-called counter-revolutionary crimes. The actual material of that time showed a violation of human rights. Everyone could be declared and condemned as a counter-revolutionary, regardless of his or her position. As a result of repressions, first of all wealthy peasants suffered. They were declared counter-revolutionaries, the main opponents of all actions of the Soviet power in the village. The failures of the collective and state economy were attributed to the enemies of the people, the activities of counter-revolutionary organizations. Protection from mythical criminals turned into punitive actions, into organized Big Terror. The Udmurt regional material shows that repressions against rural residents and other segments of the population on counter-revolutionary crimes did not differ from other regions of the country.