To the Question of Social and Political Development of the Gelendzhik District of Krasnodar Region in the 1920-1930s Through the Prism of the Activities of the All-Union Communist Party of Bolsheviks

Based on archival materials from the funds of the Center of Documentation of Contemporary History of Krasnodar region, some issues of the socio-political life of the Gelendzhik district are analyzed, in particular the problem of party influence during the establishment of a one-party system. According to primary sources, quantitative indicators of party building (the number of party cells and party members, social and gender composition, their percentage ratio) in the district generally indicate growth dynamics. However, this did not directly affect political and educational work. Low general and political literacy of party members and candidates, the absence of serious theoretical workers interfered with agitation and propaganda work, conscious participation in discussions. Although the district committee of the All-Union Communist Party (Bolsheviks) took steps to improve the political literacy of party members through the system of party education. The methods and forms of work were more democratic in the 1920s. The transition to the NEP revived the activities of the Socialist Revolutionaries and Mensheviks, but the majority of the population supported the socio-economic policy of the communists. Therefore, the fight against dissent was not the only way to establish the one-party system of the All-Union Communist Party (Bolsheviks). Among the weak areas of the political and educational work of the district committee was its coverage of national minorities, primarily Greeks, as well as the female population, which explains their insignificant percentage in the party. The party's influence on the district trade unions also remained ineffective, especially in the 1930s.