Розглянуто основні напрями організації та зміни у структурі наркомату внутрішніх справ в Україні у довоєнному півріччі 1941 року. Показано, як відбулося розділення
наркоматів державної безпеки та внутрішніх справ, які функції покладалися саме на
НКВС. Проаналізовано сутність цих змін, показано, як створювалися нові підрозділи
міліції, зокрема органи боротьби з бандитизмом. Узагальнено дані про керівний склад
НКВС УРСР і його обласних управлінь, охарактеризовано завдання, які ставилися перед наркоматом внутрішніх справ, відділами та відділеннями боротьби з бандитизмом.
1941 is a landmark in the history of the world in the whole and Ukraine in particular. The
absolute attention of the historical scientific community is concentrated on the events associated with the beginning of the Soviet-German war. Therefore, a very small number of publications is focused on the pre-war half-year period of 1941. However, the reorganization of the
NKVD continued during this period aiming at adapting its activities to new tasks. The study
of controversial pages of law enforcement agencies at this time is important for the reproduction of an objective picture of its activity, for the establishment of historical truth. The author
of the publication has studied the transformations in the structure of the NKVD of the Ukrainian Soviet Socialist Republic during the first pre-war half-year period of 1941.
The structural changes in the NKVD of the Ukrainian Soviet Socialist Republic in the
first half of 1941 have been researched for the first time; the leadership of the regional departments of the NKVD of the Ukrainian Soviet Socialist Republic in the mentioned period has
been specified and summarized; provisions on the role and tasks of the units on combating
banditism have gained further development.
It has been demonstrated that there were rather significant changes concerning the separation of the People’s Commissariat of Internal Affairs into two parts in the first half-year
period of 1941 in the structure of the NKVD of the Ukrainian Soviet Socialist Republic in
accordance with the model of the NKVD of the USSR. One of them had to deal directly with
state security, and the creation of appropriate departments in the regions and districts. Transformations were also associated to the establishment of the Main Office for Combating Banditism and relevant departments and field offices. The essence of these changes has been analyzed; it has been demonstrated how new units of militia were created, in particular agencies
on combating banditism. The data on the leadership of the NKVD of the Ukrainian Soviet
Socialist Republic and its regional departments have been systematized; the functions of the
People’s Commissariat of Internal Affairs, departments and divisions on combating banditism
have been highlighted. The author believes that the intensification of attention on this issue
was largely due to the mainstreaming the activities of the nationalist underground in Western
Ukraine.
Рассмотрены основные направления организации и изменения в структуре наркомата внутренних дел в Украины в довоенном полугодии 1941 года. Показано, как произошло разделение наркоматов государственной безопасности и внутренних дел, какие функции возлагались именно на НКВД. Проанализировано сущность этих изменений, показано, как создавались новые подразделения милиции, в частности органы борьбы с бандитизмом. Обобщены данные о руководящем составе НКВД УССР и его областных управлениях, охарактеризованы задачи, которые ставились перед наркоматом внутренних дел, отделами и отделениями борьбы с бандитизмом.
