FROM THE HISTORY OF SOCIAL SUPPORT OF THE BUREAUCRACY OF THE KAZAKH SSR IN THE 1920-1930s
D. A. Amanzholova
Institute of Russian History RAS, 19, Dm. Ulyanova str., Moscow, 117036, Russian Federation
Keywords: the Soviet bureaucracy, Kazakhstan, salary, social status, everyday life, leisure
Abstract
The regional nomenclature was an important political force in cementing the Soviet system. However, issues of its social amenities and developments in the standard of living, especially as exemplified by the national state entities, have not been addressed sufficiently. The motivation for strengthening the bureaucratic status largely developed owing to the opportunity to improve the financial situation. The objective conditions for the workplace arrangements were very difficult in Кazakstan in the 1920s-1930s. The Kazakh officials combined administrative resources and traditional ethno-social ties to solve social problems. The informal administrative resource, unofficial communications and privileges increased the gap between officialdom and citizens. Administrators who knew the Kazakh language well received benefits in accordance with the decision of the CEC and the CPC KASSR of September 1, 1933. The new hierarchy of social relations opportunistically united administrators and managers. The widespread centralization and better methods of nomenclature formation enhanced the integrity of the system. At the same time due to the specifics of historical-geographical and ethno-social conditions the material and social status of the regional officials could differ substantially from that of the central authorities. Sophisticated hierarchical system of measures of material and social support for the officials provided an incentive for the strict observance of corporate discipline, unconditional fulfillment of duty, devotion to the official ideology.
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