Reconstruction of the National Economy of the Kyrgyz SSR for Military Purposes
To ensure the tasks of reconstructing the national economy for military purposes, from the very beginning of the military actions in the capital of Kyrgyzstan, the restructuring of the work of Soviet bodies and the entire state apparatus was initiated.
Their activities were subordinated to the tasks of mobilizing all forces and resources for victory over the enemy. The restructuring of state bodies mainly took place through the centralization of management, increasing the role of executive and administrative bodies, reducing the economic apparatus, and eliminating certain bodies that were not involved in meeting the needs of the country's defense, as well as creating new bodies aimed at serving the interests of national defense and mobilizing all human and material resources for this purpose. The Soviet state system demonstrated that it was the best form of mobilization of all the people's forces to resist the enemy. This was particularly evident in the practical activities of the Soviet, party, and military bodies in the capital of Kyrgyzstan. The residents of the capital met the fascist hordes' attack on the Soviet Union with anger. At numerous rallies held in the city, at enterprises and institutions, the population declared its determination to devote all its strength to the cause of defeating the enemy and defending their homeland. On just one day, June 23, 1941, 27 rallies were held in the city, with the participation of 6,480 people. In the very first days of the war, thousands of patriots appeared at the military enlistment offices in the capital, expressing their desire to enlist in the active army. The slogan "Everything for the front, everything for victory!" became an unbreakable law of life for the people of the capital.
The work of military commissariats was initiated, which dealt with the preparation and conduct of troop mobilization: in the First of May, Lenin, and Sverdlov districts of the capital, for the conscription of citizens for active service. All military commissariats began preparing youth for military service, organizing training camps, and conducting patriotic work among conscripted and pre-conscription youth, taking into account the human and material resources available for the needs of the army, etc.
The defense and mobilization work was directed by the Council of People's Commissars of the republic and the Central Committee of the Communist Party of Kyrgyzstan.
The direct management of life and activities in the capital was carried out by the Frunze City Council, its executive committee, and the city party committee. Due to the restructuring and mobilization work during the war years, changes in the leadership of the executive committee of the city council often occurred.
Thus, the session of the city council on August 27, 1941, relieved P. F. Tereshchenko of his duties as chairman of the executive committee due to his transfer to work in the Council of People's Commissars of the republic, and relieved Oleinikov of his duties as deputy chairman of the city executive committee due to his enlistment in the army. L. V. Smirnov, who previously worked as the secretary of the Sverdlov district party committee, was approved as the chairman of the executive committee. Kumen Bulatov was appointed as the first deputy chairman of the city executive committee. He held this position until April 12, 1942, when he went to serve in the army. On April 12, 1942, the session of the city council approved M. I. Panfilova (the widow of General V. I. Panfilov) as the chairman of the city council. On July 24, 1942, the session of the city council approved Ya. G. Svyshchev as the chairman of the executive committee of the city council, a position he held until January 18, 1945. At this session, K. I. Uzhikhin was approved as the second deputy chairman. The session of the city council on January 11, 1944, approved Bekish Temirov, who had returned from the front and was a disabled veteran of the Great Patriotic War, as the first deputy of the city council's executive committee.
Work of the Executive Committee of the City Council of Frunze in 1941
On the eve of and during the war, the city council was located in a two-story building No. 87 (now a pharmacy) on Soviet Street.
The reduced apparatus of the city executive committee consisted of 16 units. All activities of the executive committee were directed towards meeting the needs of the country's defense. The sessions of the city council (1941-1945) were held regularly. Over four years, there were eight sessions. Current and organizational issues were discussed at these sessions. However, not all deputies could participate in the sessions. Out of 214 deputies elected in December 1939, an average of 70-90 deputies participated in the sessions, while the rest were serving in the active army or working in the country's defense industry.
On July 14 and 21, the city executive committee reduced expenses for the maintenance of the apparatus by 55 thousand rubles across departments: communal services, public education, healthcare, agriculture, and the administrative apparatus, and on August 1, 1941, transferred this amount to the union budget. The district departments of the city party committee were reduced by 125 units, and the salary fund was cut by 26 thousand rubles. Reductions were also made in the ministries of the capital. For example, the apparatus of the Ministry of State Farms was reduced by 246 units in August 1941.
The issue of restructuring the work of councils in relation to wartime conditions was discussed on September 4, 1941, at an extended meeting of the executive committee with the participation of workers from the executive committees and district councils in the city. On November 24, 1941, the city executive committee, having considered the food issue, decided to switch to a rationing system for bread and confectionery and noted that 132,389 bread ration cards had already been issued. The city's trading network increased from 65 to 88 points. The city executive committee defined the tasks of trading organizations to ensure uninterrupted supply of bread and confectionery to the population through the rationing system. Food and industrial goods ration bureaus were established in the city and district councils for bread, meat, fats, sugar, cereals, pasta, confectionery, and other food products, and the pre-war state prices for industrial goods remained in effect, being sold at differentiated prices until the end of the war, despite inflation in the monetary system during the war years. At that time, the city executive committee approved 109 nomenclature positions for the city, including for the three district councils in the city.
Verification of the functionality of the state apparatus of Frunze during the Great Patriotic War
