The situation in the North-Eastern Caucasus republics at the beginning of the Great Patriotic War

This article is an attempt to analyse the military and political situation during considered period as a prerequisite for proper understanding of socio-political processes that took place in Chechnya-Ingushetia Dagestan. It notes complete interconnectedness work commissariats repressive bodies, fitting logically into context Stalinist nationality policy. On basis incriminating accusations against peoples republics, it concluded there was deliberate accentuation criminality order justify Stalin's policy towards entire peoples.