Regional Control Commissions: Workers' and Peasants' Inspections of the AUCP (B) as Bodies of Extrajudicial Prosecution: Archival Materials of the Kuban Region (1933)

The article attempts to reveal the role and forms of implementation punitive functions by local Control Commissions—Workers' Peasants' Inspections AUCP (B) during kolkhozes creation in rural areas. It draws on unpublished archival documents (1933) from Center for Documentation Contemporary History Krasnodar Krai (TsDNIKK). Late 1932 – first half 1933 was a special period life Soviet state, its grain-producing zone particular. One these areas Kuban, where famine began, largely due ongoing Stalin’s grain procurement policy. newly organized agricultural associations, collective state farms (kolkhozes sovkhozes), became victims. villagers were weakened undernourishment, there great increase mortality draft animals caused malnutrition, poor care, related accidents. collectivization national agriculture concurrent with “destruction kulaks as class” coming an end. basis is microhistorical approach, object study historical events providing deeper understanding diverse social component process. leadership control over policy, "fight against kulak sabotage" officially carried out authorities represented executive committees Soviets People’s Deputies. However, analysis materials shows that main driving force behind covert processes bodies (B). party-state —Control played key role. They directing controlling forces acting through officials (communists, leaders representatives party non-party institutions their mandatory organizations). interaction law enforcement agencies (police, prosecutor's office, courts, OGPU bodies) characteristic. has been revealed at district level among genuine governing authorities, same time extrajudicial persecution communists men. instrument purges, checks, investigations agencies. In some cases, when seeking place blame certain events, decisions had clear accusatory bias.