The democratization of the organs of the city self-government in Siberia in the period of social cataclysms (March-April 1917)

February revolution of 1917 became a stage of qualitative change in mutual relations of the power and self-management. Existence of qualification thoughts, in the conditions of the democratized Russia, long time remains in doubt, and revolutionary weights demanded their immediate dissolution and carrying out of new elections on democratic principles. The provisional government in every possible way declared all-round support of existing local government, up to carrying out of reforms since in attention that huge work, both in sphere of local needs, and on the organization of back which still remained on shoulders of municipal dumas was accepted. Therefore democratization of city self-management was process objective, dictated by the life. Process of democratization went generally two ways: replenishment of structure of existing municipal dumas or their re-election. An inefficiency of updating of municipal dumas as many public figures including cadets, consisted in the objective reasons noted. Direct sabotage of old vowels or their full confusion, inability of work in new conditions, conservatism of their political views etc. were available that led to failure of meetings of municipal dumas because of an absenteeism of vowels, a lack of quorum, because of unwillingness to cooperate with the democratic organizations on places that led to continuous confrontation with them and, in this regard, to discontent to municipal bodies from urban population. But, on the other hand, democratic elements, doizbranny in municipal dumas from "not qualification" population, didn't inject new life into daily work of municipal authorities. Being in the majority representatives of political parties and the public currents, new vowels didn't penetrate into city economic affairs, and after the first organizational meeting of the democratized municipal dumas, in a pointed manner weren't on further meetings or showed hyperactivity and an initiative when in municipal dumas political affairs were put. The cheap politics got the best in activity of new vowels. Thus, February revolution of 1917 intensified democratization processes during which representatives came to bodies of city self-government into place to old vowels-tsenzovikam so-called «the third element» from among employees, the creative intellectuals and, partially, workers and soldiers. But that system of local self-government institutions which developed during February revolution, appeared quite "motley". Plans of Provisional government were reduced, first of all, replacing the committees which have appeared after February events of public organizations, and also provincial, district and volost executive committees with thoughts and the zemstvoes which have been again chosen on the basis of general, equal, direct and ballot.

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