Extracombatant relations of a soviet woman in the first half of the 1920s: the field of ideas and the nature of its spread

Aim. Analysis of Soviet ideological assessments, regulatory approaches, and regional practices regarding prostitution and the Soviet state mechanism for controlling it in the first half of the 1920s.

Methodology. The study is based on the works of Russian historians, as well as on materials from regional archives. The formulation of the problem led to the use of historical, systemic, and logical methods of historical research.

Results. The study found that in the 1920s, a mechanism for Soviet control of prostitution began to form. It revealed that in the first half of the 1920s, the commercialization of sexual relations in the Smolensk province led to serious moral and demographic consequences.

Research implications. Studying the phenomenon of prostitution will allow us to identify its social risks and improve the social policy strategy in this area, which began to be developed in the first half of the 1920s.

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