The value and role of peasantry in establishing soviet power in the Stavropol region at the turn of 1917-1918

Sakhranov V. R.

The article is devoted to the stavropol peasantry in the context of the establishment of soviet power in 1917-1918. In the course of the research, the author examines the attitudes of the stavropol peasant community towards the organization of power in the agrarian region, traces the dynamics of political preferences of the peasantry and the reasons for their changes. The peasantry, being the predominant class in Stavropol region during the period under review, was the main driver of pro-soviet political changes in Stavropol region and took its place in the established system of power and management.

Keywords:Russia, Stavropol region, revolution, bolsheviks, sovietization, soviet power, Civil war, peasantry.