The formation of a new model of the state holiday in the Altai in the 1920s

In the history of soviet society the 1920s is the period of formation of the new state ideology. The emergence of the revolutionary calendar can be considered as an important feature of this decade. New holidays influenced the cognitive, emotional and volitional spheres of human activity, brought people together to solve important problems of the state. Specially created commissions worked to organize holidays. They included administrative, party, komsomol and trade union officials. Commissions were formed at different levels (all-Russian central, provincial, regional, municipal, district, village, company, institution). The main forms of celebration, both in the center and in the regions, were parades, demonstrations or processions, that gathered people in a community center. The route was described in detail in the periodical press. In rural areas, holidays were less solemn than in the city. Forming Soviet festive culture in the village, the government imposed the same forms of festive events that were typical for cities (rallies, demonstrations, meetings). Soviet state holidays were a new phenomenon, they had not yet found their place in the rural festive calendar. They were not fixed by annual repetitions. They needed regular advertising by the government, otherwise they could simply be forgotten. An exemplary event was the preparation for the celebration of the 10th anniversary of the revolution. Planning, organization and holding of anniversary events were carried out throughout the country following a uniform pattern. Preparations for the celebration began a year before the holiday by forming a central holiday committee at the all-union level. It established the rules and enforced them at the regional level. In the period under review the bolshevik monopoly of power in the country determined, among other things, the monopoly on the festive culture. A necessary ideologically space was made which influenced the broad masses of the population in the way the power needed. The problem of training of professionals engaged in the organization of new celebrations was also solved. When organizing events, the bolsheviks sought active involvement of the population, both in their preparation and implementation. In the process of its formation, the new holiday culture improved; every year more and more people and organizations took part in the festivities. Organization of celebrations rose to a higher level, the external design became unified and ideologically marked.

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