Vestnik of Orenburg State Pedagogical University. Electronic Scientific Journal.2017. № 4 (24). P. 67—78
07.00.00 HISTORICAL SCIENCES AND ARCHEOLOGY
UDC 94 (470.58)“1925”
Vorobyev Sergey Viktorovich, Candidate of Historical Sciences
Institute of History and Archaeology of the Ural branch of Russian Academy of Sciences
THE CONFLICT IN THE KURGAN DISTRICT COMMITTEE OF RCP(b): RED PARTISANS AGAINST THE HEAD OF ORGANIZATIONAL DEPARTMENT A. G. OSOKIN
Abstract
The paper examines an extraordinary situation — the murder of A. G. Osokin, who was one of the leaders of Kurgan district committee of RCP(b) in 1925. The murder was committed in the time of conflict in the district party organization, initiated by former red partisans and those, who were expelled from the party. The paper shows the reaction to this crime by the party leadership of Kurgan region. The paper demonstrates the difference in opinions between the local party authorities and the representative of central party staff concerning the reasons and possible motives of the murder. The circumstances of investigation of the murder shows the general political situation in the region as well as current problems in the party.
Key words
Murder, A. G. Osokin, conflict, party squabbling, red partisans, regional party nomenclature, Kurgan district committee of RCP(b).
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