People's Commissar for Nationalities
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The People's Commissar for Nationalities was a Soviet government post responsible for managing the affairs and policies related to the diverse ethnic and national groups within the early Soviet state.
Aliases (5)
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Soviet government position
→
government office → ministerial post → |
| alsoKnownAs |
Narkom natsionalnostei
→
Narkomnats → |
| appliesToJurisdiction |
early Soviet state
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| appointedBy |
Council of People's Commissars
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| country |
Russian Soviet Federative Socialist Republic
→
Soviet Russia → Soviet Union → |
| dissolved |
1923
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| fieldOfWork |
ethnic affairs administration
→
nationalities policy → state nationalities management → |
| firstHolder |
Joseph Stalin
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| hasDomain |
autonomous republics and regions within Soviet Russia
→
ethnic minorities in the Soviet state → non-Russian nationalities of the former Russian Empire → |
| hasDuties |
coordination of relations between central authorities and non-Russian regions
→
development of nationalities policy → implementation of korenizatsiya policies → management of affairs of ethnic and national groups → mediation of interethnic conflicts within the Soviet state → oversight of minority rights in the Soviet state → promotion of cultural and linguistic autonomy for national minorities → propaganda among non-Russian nationalities in favor of Soviet power → supervision of national soviets and national sections → |
| historicalPeriod |
Russian Civil War
→
Russian Revolution → early Soviet era → |
| inception |
1917
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| languageOfWork |
Russian
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| legalForm |
people's commissariat
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|
| location |
Moscow
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| notableOfficeholder |
Joseph Stalin
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| officeholderEndTime |
Joseph Stalin 1923
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| officeholderStartTime |
Joseph Stalin 1917
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| partOf |
Council of People's Commissars
→
Soviet government → |
| politicalIdeology |
Bolshevism
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Marxism–Leninism → |
| replacedBy |
People's Commissariat of Nationalities of the RSFSR (Narkomnats)
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| residence |
Moscow
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|
| subordinateTo |
Council of People's Commissars
→
head of government of Soviet Russia → |
| usedFor |
creation of national-territorial autonomies
→
integration of non-Russian territories into Soviet state structures → organization of national military units and formations → |
Referenced by (6)
| Subject (surface form when different) | Predicate |
|---|---|
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Narkom natsionalnostei
("Soviet nationalities departments")
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followedBy |
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People's Commissar for Nationalities
("people's commissariat")
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legalForm |
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Narkom natsionalnostei
("Народный комиссариат по делам национальностей")
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nativeLabel |
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Joseph Stalin
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positionHeld |
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People's Commissar for Nationalities
("People's Commissariat of Nationalities of the RSFSR (Narkomnats)")
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replacedBy |
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Narkom natsionalnostei
("Narkomnats")
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shortName |