Чистка партийного и государственного аппарата Карагандинской области в 1929–1933 гг. как составляющая часть политических репрессий

Abstract

In the late 1920s and early 1930s, the Soviet Union entered a period of profound political and social trans formation. The Karaganda region, which was actively developing as an industrial center, became a stage for mass political repression, including purges of the state and party apparatus. These measures were seen as a means of tightening control, eliminating opposition, and “cleansing” the party of “unreliable elements.” This article investigates the party purges of 1929–1933 in the region based on materials from the State Archive of the Karaganda Region (GAKO), including regulatory documents, minutes of inspection commission meet ings, and lists of those expelled from the All-Union Communist Party (Bolsheviks). The study examines cases of expulsion for anti-Soviet activities, connections with counter-revolutionary elements, disciplinary viola tions, and breaches of socialist ideology. At the same time, the limited availability of archival sources—many of which were classified for decades and only recently became accessible to researchers—prevents a full un derstanding of the purge mechanisms and the distinctions and interconnections between their various stages.