The role of local authorities in stabilizing the social, political, and economic situation after the nazi occupation: the Tersky district of Kabardino-Balkaria in 1943
https://doi.org/10.31143/2542-212X-2025-4-186-198
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Abstract
The article analyzes the role of local authorities in stabilizing socio-political and economic life using the example of the Tersky District of Kabardino-Balkaria in 1943 after the Nazi occupation. Based on archival materials, the study examines key areas of activity: restoration of destroyed economy, organization of spring sowing, social support for the population, combating the consequences of a typhus epidemic, and normalization of the social sphere. Special attention is paid to the mechanisms of inventory and re-collectivization, as well as interaction with republican authorities. The main challenges are identified: lack of resources, reporting problems in collective farms, and slow infrastructure recovery. The conclusion is made about the effectiveness of combining a strict administrative vertical with local initiatives to overcome the consequences of occupation in conditions of general economic crisis.
About the Author
Anzor U. Geduev
Kabardino-Balkarian Scientific Center of the Russian Academy of Sciences
Russian Federation
Russian Federation
graduate student
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Geduev A.U. The role of local authorities in stabilizing the social, political, and economic situation after the nazi occupation: the Tersky district of Kabardino-Balkaria in 1943. Kavkazologiya. 2025;(4):186-198. (In Russ.) https://doi.org/10.31143/2542-212X-2025-4-186-198. EDN: HZBNQP
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