Chronological framework:
1917 - 1923
Organization history
Established as the People's Commissariat for Food by the order of the Council of People's Commissars of Turkestan on November 23, 1917 and was transformed into a food department under the Council of People's Commissars of the Turkestan region on March 7, 1918. The Food Directorate of the Turkestan Region was established in June 15, 1918 and was reorganized as the Food People's Commissariat of the Turkestan ASSR in December 1919. Turkestan Food People's Commissariat was abolished by the decree of the Central Executive Committee of Turkestan on October 7, 1923.
Fond description
Decrees, decisions and circular orders of the Council of People's Commissars of the USSR and the RSFSR and the Council of Labor and Defense, the Central Executive Committee of the Turkestan ASSR and the Council of People's Commissars on food issues. Protocols of the Board of People's Commissariat for Food of Turkestan ASSR, meetings of regional food units on approval of monthly supply plans. Reports on the activities of departments of the People's Commissariat for Food of the Turkestan ASSR, regional and county food committees. Reports, information and correspondence on fishing and grain industry, the food supply of workers and employees of the Red Army, enterprises and institutions.
