Abstract
The article deals with one of the little-studied problems of the history of Soviet society-the practice of disenfranchisement in the Alma-Ata district in the 1920s-and 1930s. Despite a considerable amount of research devoted to repressive policies in the USSR, this aspect remains insufficiently disclosed, especially in the regional context. The object of the study is the category of citizens deprived of their voting rights ("disenfranchised"), which in-1930-the 1920s and 1930s represented a significant segment of the population of Soviet cities and villages. The subject of the study isthe peculiarities of the functioning of this practice on the example of the Alma-Ata district. The article examines not only the legislative framework and statistical indicators, but also the social consequences of this practice: restriction of access to education, employment, cultural and household resources. Special attention is paid to the role of the judicial authorities and the NKVD, whose actions turned the formal "legal" procedure into an instrument of political pressure. The practical significance of the research is related to the possibility of using its results in further works on the history of Soviet society, social transformations in Kazakhstan, as well as in courses on the history of state and law. The materials of this article can be useful for preparing lectures, textbooks, and special courses on the history of political repression. Thus, the work aims to fill in the historiographical gap and show that disenfranchisement in the USSR was not only an element of the electoral system, but also an important mechanism for social isolation, influencing mass consciousness and transforming the social structure of society.