Anti-Soviet Organizations and Groups in the Omsk Region in 1927: Report of the Omsk Regional OGPU Department to Local Party Leadership

The paper studies report of the Omsk regional department OGPU to local party leadership on anti-Soviet organizations and groups in region 1927, reflecting efforts security officers combat anti-communist opposition, which terms era was “anti-Soviet.” Source analysis information statement shows its high reliability informative value relation presence nature opposition region. Thus, diachronic research has become key method for analyzing data source. It helped analyze state district 1927 conclude that there no real could have been basis creation counter-revolutionary allegedly exposed by Chekists 1930s. Statistical made it possible compare Cheka number ex-White with lishenets (those deprived voting rights) thus assess social political activity this category Soviet citizens. Biographical permitted study document connection life activities employee D.A. Bulatov who prepared it. author comes conclusion objectively testifies absence any significant organized first half 1927. focus work secret operational unit District Department surveyance officers, mostly apolitical. This also confirms assessments contemporary historians, courts, prosecutors concerning fabricated cases officer may be interest researchers studying Russian society special services Stalin era.