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- On the work of the International Red Aid Committee of the Chuvash Autonomous Soviet Socialist Republic as part of Nizhny Novgorod (since 1932, Gorky) land
- On the work of the International Red Aid Committee of the Chuvash Autonomous Soviet Socialist Republic as part of Nizhny Novgorod (since 1932, Gorky) Region. Vestnik of Kostroma State University, 2026, vol. 32, no. 1, pp. 26–33. https://doi.org/10.34216/1998-0817-2026-32-1-26-33
- DOI: https://doi.org/10.34216/1998-0817-2026-32-1-26-33
- УДК: 94(470.344) “1929/1936”
- EDN: FYAKSD
- Publish date: 2025-12-22
- Annotation: This article examines the experience of Chuvash Committee of International Red Aid during the period of Chuvashia’s incorporation into Nizhny Novgorod land (since 1932, into Gorky one); it identifies the most important areas of work, and evaluates its effectiveness. The sources include research and materials from the State Archive of Contemporary History of Chuvash Republic, periodicals, and other literature. The article covers the participation of members of the Chuvash ASSR International Red Aid in charitable and socio-political campaigns, with the most important international events noted. The participation of Gorky regional Committee of International Red Aid in an international competition with Paris Red Aid organisation is described. The authors determine the sentiments and wishes of members of the Chuvash Autonomous Republican Committee of International Red Aid; patronage correspondence with political prisoners of capitalist countries is examined. Guiding documents sent from the Soviet Central Committee of International Red Aid are identified and analysed. The conclusions cited include the amorphous leadership and the slow growth rate of International Red Aid membership in Chuvashia. The activities of Chuvash Committee of International Red Aid were conducted in accordance with the instructions of a higher authority – Nizhny Novgorod (since 1932, Gorky) local committee of International Red Aid. This work was carried out in line with the policies of the leading Communist Party. The positive impact of International Red Aid structures on activating the social movement, as well as their significant contribution to the development of Soviet society, are noted.
- Keywords: International Red Aid Committee, international organisation for assistance to revolutionary fighters, International Red Aid, Gorky Region, patronage correspondence, Agreement on revolutionary competition, Paris Organisation of Red Aid, Chuvash Autonomous Soviet Socialist Republic.
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