OTRAZhENIE REVOLYuTsIONNYKh SOBYTIY MUZEYNYMI SREDSTVAMI KAK ODIN IZ ASPEKTOV POLITIZATsII DEYaTEL'NOSTI MUZEYa V 1920-1930-Kh GG

Museum as social-cultural institute, acting as socially significant in the region is reviewed. The direct connection of museum’s activity with political environment in a definite period of time of country’s history, when the formation of new state’s social-cultural sphere was happening is shown. Museum in this period was one of organization centers of cultural-enlightening work among the population. The direction of this work defined communist party, which led to establishment of political-enlightening work as basic type of Soviet museums’ activity in 1920-1930-s. The aims of creative life organization of country in this period were placed on agitational-propaganda departments of Central Committee of Russian Communist Party(b) and local party committees which had authorities on coordination of all activity in the sphere of culture. Agitation and propaganda department had to become fighting centers of struggle for Marx ideology and ideal influence of the party in mass under the supervision of comrades, having significant Marx preparation. One of main aims of the museum in this period of time was keeping the materials on history of revolutionary movement and October revolution. New authorities made everything to convince the society in relevancy of the revolution and legitimacy of bolsheviks’ power. It was necessary to keep the evidence of property exfoliation of Russian society, irreconcilable class struggle of proletariat with bourgeoisie and peasantry with noble - landlords, leading role of Russian Communist Party(b) in the preparation and accomplishing October revolution in 1917. Museums of Tambov province basing on materials of revolutionary departments introduced wide groups with the history of revolutionary movement in Tambov region. The propaganda of party ideology in museums lead to politicization of all activity aimed at keeping and use of historical-cultural heritage.

Tambov province, political-enlightening institution, museum department devoted to revolutionary past of the region