The history of mankind has been around for thousands of yearshowever, in any period of development, people needed to be managed in order to maintain the necessary integrity of society. Education power institutions, the rapid process of social stratification, the unpopularity of individual measures in the eyes of the population - all this brought to life such effects as repression. This punishment allowed the state to consolidate the social system under its interests.
The value of punitive organs for power
Вообще, аппарату принуждения с давних лет Much attention was paid, otherwise it was impossible to maintain order and the effective development of the country. It is indisputable that at different historical stages the importance of punitive organs either increased, or, on the contrary, decreased, but their presence is an indispensable condition for the emergence and existence of the state. Having made a brief excursion into history, it can be noted that the activity of the repressive apparatus increases at turning points, be it revolutions, wars, mass acts of disobedience of the civilian population. Suffice it to recall the periods of the two revolutions of 1917 in Russia. At this time, punitive measures acquired an unprecedented scale, and it was impossible to do otherwise, because the Civil War began, and the one who seizes power will determine the subsequent development of the country. Therefore, from both opposing sides, such an effective measure of influence as repression was applied. This made it possible to achieve loyalty of the population, although often it was only superficial.
Trumps I.V. Stalin
The further course of events in our country showedthe need for the existence of an extensive and well-trained personnel of the punitive apparatus. The victory in the Civil War and the presence of a large stratum of oppositionists of various kinds within the country made the need for a qualified guard system a vital necessity for the Bolsheviks. In addition, in the struggle for power between the party functionaries, there has always been such a reliable method as repression. This became the hallmark of the rule of J. V. Stalin. Subjugating himself to the power block of the Bolshevik government, he was fully able to turn it to his advantage. With the help of a set of measures of violent character, Joseph Vissarionovich cleared his way to a higher authority after the death of V. I. Lenin. “The Leader of All Nations” well understood the need to have his will performers at hand, he also realized that not everyone would obey him out of goodwill, therefore he created the real monster of the USSR punitive apparatus, it was the united GPU-MGB, which was alternately headed by faithful servants of Koba.
Progress on the bones
Repressions in the USSR acquire a truly grandcharacter in the 30s of the last century. They have already begun to be applied even with respect not to an individual, but to entire associations, and even peoples. Stalin set a clear goal to suppress even the slightest discontent by eradicating it in the bud. He did not take into account neither public opinion nor the advice of his entourage. This policy of the Secretary General of the CPSU (b) can be compared with the oprichnny policy of Ivan IV, who also used the most severe repression against dissidents. If we draw a parallel, then it can be noted that in the 16th and 20th centuries the goals of the rulers coincided - to achieve unquestioning obedience. If in the first case, the king fought with the willfulness of the big feudal lords to strengthen the centralization of the country, in the second case the leader tried to quickly put the country on a par with industrialized European countries, and this can be done by suppressing any manifestation of opposition sentiments in society.
Soviet way of industrialization
Mass repressions conducted by the Sovietwere cruel to the government, and a simple anonymous letter with respect to any person could cause them, that is, bypassing the presumption of innocence in the USSR, they first punished and then conducted an investigation. So, quite loyal and trustworthy citizens got into the flywheel of punitive bodies. However, Stalin achieved the final result, as soon as the industry was restored, they showed discontent, in fact, only mentally. “Exposing processes” rattled throughout the country. Extrajudicial triples worked day and night, looking for the enemies of the people. Repression is what became the style of the rule of Joseph Vissarionovich, and he put this method of punishment at the head of all methods of dealing with public discontent and disobedience, both for personal purposes and for the interests of the country.
