The Council of People's Commissars is the first government of Soviet Russia

The revolutionary events of October 1917, developing rapidly, required clear action on the part of the leaders of the new government. It was necessary not only to take control of all aspects of the life of the state, but also to effectively manage them. The situation was aggravated by the outbreak of civil conflict, economic and economic dislocation caused by the First World War.

In the most difficult conditions of confrontation and struggle between different political forces, the Second All-Russian Congress of Soviets adopted and approved a decree on the establishment of a distribution body, known as the Council of People's Commissars.

The ruling regulating the procedure for creating this body, however, like the definition of "people's commissar", was fully prepared by Vladimir Lenin. Nevertheless, before the Constituent Assembly, the Council of People 's Commissars was considered an interim committee.

Thus, the government of the new state was created. This marked the beginning of the formation of the central system of power and its institutions. The adopted resolution determined the main principles, according to which the organization of the governmental body and its further activities were conducted.

The creation of the Council of People's Commissars became the most important stage of the revolution. He demonstrated the ability of people who came to power to self-organize themselves to effectively solve the problems of governing the country. In addition, the decision adopted by the Congress on October 27 became the starting point for the history of the creation of a new state.

The Council of People's Commissars included 15 representatives. They distributed management positions among themselves in accordance with the main management branches. So all spheres of economic and economic development, including foreign missions, the naval complex and the affairs of nationalities, were concentrated in the hands of one political force. The government headed by V.I. Lenin. Membership was granted to VA Antonov-Ovseenko, PE Dybenko, NV Krylenko, AV Lunacharsky, IV Stalin, and others.

At the time of the creation of the Council of People's Commissars, the railway administration remained temporarily without a legitimate commissar. The reason for this was Vikzhel's attempt to take over the industry in his own hands. Prior to solving the problem, the new appointment was postponed.

The Council of People's Commissars became the first people's government and showed the ability of the worker-peasant class to create administrative structures. The appearance of such a body testified to the emergence of a principally new level of organization of power. The basis of the government's activities was laid down the principles of people's democracy and collegiality in making important decisions, while the leadership role was given to the party. A close connection was established between the authorities and the people. It should be noted that the Council of People's Commissars, according to the resolution of the All-Russian Congress, was a reporting body. His activities were monitored relentlessly by other power structures, including the All-Russian Congress of Soviets.

The creation of a new government marked the victory of the revolutionary forces in Russia.