The USSR

The creation of the USSR was, according to many historians, painful enough. The country recently ended the Civil War, the consequences of which were quite heavy. The question of the formation of a single administrative and territorial structure was very acute.

At that time, the RSFSR occupied about 92% of the entire territory of the state. The population of this territory subsequently amounted to about 70% of the USSR. The remaining eight percent were occupied by Belarus, Ukraine, as well as the Transcaucasian Federation, which in the 22nd year united Armenia, Georgia and Azerbaijan. In addition, in the east of the country was formed the Far Eastern Republic. Its management was carried out from Chita. In Central Asia at that time there were two republics: Bukhara and Khorezm.

Background of the creation of the USSR

The country was hard at the consequences of the Civil War. The creation of the USSR would allow accumulating and directing available resources for the restoration of the state. This, in turn, would contribute to the development of the economy, national, cultural relations. In addition, the creation of the USSR would allow us to begin to get rid of the shortcomings in the development of a number of republics. It should be borne in mind that the territory of the state was surrounded by different countries, often hostile. This fact had an important influence on the unification of the republics.

History of the USSR

To concentrate resources and strengthen the centralization of the management mechanism during the Civil War in June 1919, Ukraine, the RSFSR and Byelorussia merged into a union. Thus, it became possible to unite all the armed forces and introduce a centralized command. At the same time, delegates to each government were represented from each republic.

Along with this, the agreement on the union of these republics into the union provided for the re-subordination of certain republican branches of transport, finance and industry to the relevant commissariats. The new state formation in history came under the name "contractual federation". The peculiarity of this association was that the Russian management bodies began to function as the sole representatives of the supreme state power. And the republican communist parties were included in the RCP (B) as only regional party organizations.

Soon, disagreements began between the Moscow center of government and the republics. The latter as a result of the merger were deprived of the opportunity to make decisions independently. Along with this, the independence of the republics in the management branch was declared officially.

Prerequisites for the emergence and development of the conflict were the uncertainties of the borders of central and republican powers. In addition, sabotage was often provoked by central authorities and the decisions that were not taken by the republican authorities in the sphere of economy.

As a result, with the purpose of cardinal refraction of the situation, a commission was created, which included representatives of the republics. Kuibyshev became its chairman. To be engaged in the development of a project on the autonomization of the republics was entrusted to Stalin.

By the middle of the year 22, six republics were established: Russian, Georgian, Armenian, Azerbaijani, Belarusian, Ukrainian. In May 1922, a commission was formed "to clarify the relationship between Ukraine and Russia." Subsequently, this issue was considered and with respect to other republics.

In 1922, on December 30, the First Congress of Soviets of the USSR was opened.

The creation of the USSR, according to several researchers, had a beneficial effect on the development of various spheres of life (health, culture, education and others). The new state united about 185 nationalities and nationalities. The process of unification in a multinational state did not contradict the interests of the peoples inhabiting the territory of the country. Consolidation enabled the young power to occupy one of the leading places in the world geopolitical space.