Olijnyk O. People's Commissariat of Internal Affairs of Ukraine (1917-1941): structure, functions, activities

The thesis is dedicated to the research of the problem of establishment, development and practical activities of People's Commissariat of Internal Affairs of Ukraine as a constituent of state power machinery. It was found out that People's Commissariat of Internal Affairs of Ukraine, whish was established as organ of the executive power of the Republic and aimed at the improvement of the Soviet machinery activities and protection of law and order, in the course of time consolidated law protection, repressive and punitive functions, broke off its subordination to the State Bodies of Ukraine and became the main forse for solving socio-political and economic problems in Ukraine by means of repressive measures.