Peculiarities of the formation of parliamentarism In Tuvan peoples' republic (1921-1944)
Peculiarities of the formation of parliamentarism In Tuvan peoples' republic (1921-1944)

Summary/Abstract: The article is devoted to the history of the formation of parliamentarism in the young sovereign state – Tuvan people’s Republic (1921-1944), which had its own characteristics associated with the lack of such experience and the influence of Soviet Russia on Tuva. The authors consider the Constitution of the TPR, the activities of the Tuvan people's revolutionary party in determining the place and role of the Great Khural as a body of Supreme power. It is noted that in the early years of the TPR the representatives of the former ruling elite continued to hold the leadership positions, unsuccessfully trying to combine traditional ideas with revolutionary beginnings. According to the archival materials, protocols of convocations of the Great Khural its competence, powers and a place in the system of state body are analyzed. Interesting facts on the property, age and social composition of the Great Khural delegates are given. The authors believe that due to the establishing of the Small Khural and its Presidium the Great Khural became a kind of prototype of a bicameral body of state power. It is said that with the strengthening of the role of the Central Committee of TPRP the body of Supreme power has lost its independence, in fact it has put the decisions of the party into practice. The authors come to the conclusion that the Great Khural has laid the foundations of parliamentarism in Tuva and played an important role in the development of Tuvan statehood.

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