Village Soviets (and Urban District Soviets) are the basic organizational units of the Soviets, representing the level closest to the masses and directly leading them in carrying out various revolutionary tasks.
During the civil war, mobilization efforts were extremely intense, and the need to improve people’s living standards was ever more pressing.
Therefore, it is of paramount importance to vigorously enhance the work of village (and urban district) Soviets, to strengthen their organizational structure and leadership, so that they can fully meet the demands of developing the revolutionary war and improving the people’s lives.
The guiding principle of Soviet work should be to get as close as possible to the broad masses, to fully tap their enthusiasm and creativity, to effectively mobilize them to fulfill Soviet tasks, and to strive for the fastest possible completion of these tasks, thereby ensuring that Soviet activities are perfectly aligned with the needs of the revolutionary war and the improvement of people’s livelihoods.
Currently, many village Soviets in our Soviet areas have already adapted their work to conform to this principle, creating numerous effective organizational forms and working methods.
However, there still exist many village Soviets whose operations either violate this principle or fail to fully embrace it.
Consequently, it is highly necessary to clearly define, based on this principle, how village Soviets should function, providing each cadre with a general standard by which to conduct their work.
So, how exactly should village Soviets carry out their duties?
They should adhere to the following regulations: (I) Work of the Village Soviet Presidium (1) The presidium shall consist of seven members in large villages and five in small villages.
These members are elected by the representative assembly and should be selected from among the most active and capable individuals. (2) The presidium serves as the executive body of the entire village when the representative assembly is not in session.
It must resolutely implement the resolutions and directives of both the representative assembly and higher-level soviets, and actively lead all village-level activities. (3) The presidium must possess a thorough understanding of the overall situation and elevate important issues to the representative assembly for discussion, rather than being preoccupied with trivial matters while neglecting core tasks. (4) Presidium meetings must be conducted efficiently, with permanent staff maintaining high standards of discipline and professionalism.
Any laxity or authoritarianism must be completely eliminated. (5) Members of the presidium should be well-acquainted with the characteristics of each village and attentive to the difficulties faced by the villagers.
They should guide village-level work and resolve local problems based on the actual conditions and unique features of each area. (6) To ensure rapid progress in village affairs, attention must be paid to the vice chairpersons and deputy heads of each village, as well as to the timely and effective convening of village representative meetings, mass rallies, and smaller group meetings led by representatives. (7) The presidium should maintain close ties with all representatives, various committees, and mass organizations within its jurisdiction, encouraging them to mobilize the entire population to undertake diverse tasks.
It should avoid isolating itself from these groups, leaving only a small number of individuals to shoulder the workload. (8) The presidium must place great emphasis on leadership during representative assembly sessions, ensuring that each meeting is well-prepared in advance. (9) The presidium should hold regular meetings—ideally twice between consecutive representative assemblies—to address ongoing issues.
Village chiefs may be invited to attend these meetings.
The first meeting primarily focuses on urging village chiefs, deputy heads, and fellow representatives to diligently implement the decisions made at the previous and earlier representative assemblies, preferably within two to three days following the last meeting.
The second meeting serves to gather recent experiences from across the villages and prepare agenda items for the upcoming representative assembly, ideally held two to three days prior to that event.
Additionally, the presidium should resolve minor issues without escalating them to the representative assembly, addressing urgent matters promptly rather than postponing them until the next session.
Presidium meetings are best held after dinner, with a duration not exceeding two hours. (10) Each member of the presidium should be assigned specific responsibilities, such as overseeing particular tasks in certain villages.
The chairman’s primary duties include directing overall village activities, presiding over presidium meetings, attending meetings convened by higher authorities, and handling routine administrative matters.
He should prioritize key tasks outlined by higher-level directives at each stage—for example, expanding the Red Army, conducting land surveys, holding elections, building roads, collecting land taxes, selling government bonds, developing cooperatives, and initiating spring plowing—and remain vigilant about ongoing initiatives like training Red Scout teams, enforcing red security measures, managing food supplies, education, public health, and providing support to Red Army families.
Furthermore, he must closely monitor any special challenges occurring within his jurisdiction, such as famine, epidemics, floods, or counterrevolutionary activities.
By regularly assessing these tasks and local conditions, he can identify lagging villages and intensify efforts to assist them.
The chairman should collaborate with the vice-chairman and secretary to attend village meetings, collect valuable insights and negative feedback regarding each village’s performance, and present this information at presidium or representative assembly meetings to inform decision-making processes.
The chairman should also share responsibilities with others by participating in committee and mass organization meetings, as well as village-wide mass gatherings.
The vice-chairman and secretary, in turn, should divide their duties to attend village meetings, focusing on one or two villages at a time to effectively oversee operations, gather data, and report back.
Clear procedures should also be established for handling the chairman’s absence, ensuring uninterrupted leadership.
The vice-chairman and secretary will routinely assist with daily administrative tasks and frequently attend committee and mass organization meetings.
Their specific responsibilities include maintaining population registers, land records, marriage and death registries, various survey forms, drafting reports to the district soviet, arranging transportation, issuing notices to villages, processing travel permits, helping Red Army families write letters, and reading official documents aloud for illiterate colleagues during presidium and representative assembly meetings.
They are also tasked with taking minutes and bringing any overlooked matters to the chairman’s attention.
The secretary should likewise participate in committee and mass organization meetings.
If a secretary also serves as a representative, they should join the presidium. (11) Representatives should reflect on their roles.
Those who demonstrate diligence should have their exemplary work commended to inspire others, while those showing negligence should face criticism—some even having their names publicly mentioned during meetings to encourage collective accountability and motivate them to improve.
For newcomers unfamiliar with their duties, clear guidance should be provided.
However, persistent offenders who fail to change despite repeated admonishments—such as those consistently missing meetings or failing to complete assigned tasks—should ultimately be removed from office and replaced with reserve representatives.
Failure to take such action undermines the integrity of the representative body.
Similarly, representatives who have been reassigned to different posts should be promptly replaced.
It is also crucial to scrutinize whether landlords, rich peasants, or counterrevolutionaries have infiltrated the ranks of representatives to undermine our Soviet system; if found, they must be immediately expelled.
Counterrevolutionaries, in particular, should be swiftly apprehended and punished. (12) Local authorities may choose from three approaches to address the issue of unpaid labor obligations: either assign residents to perform the required work themselves while exempting them from other duties and providing assistance with farming; rotate assignments among Young Pioneers, notifying them the afternoon before and allowing them to return home afterward without receiving aid; or rely on voluntary contributions from villagers to cover meal expenses and establish a permanent presence at the village soviet.
Each locality may select the method best suited to its circumstances, though the first option is generally preferred.
Youth should be recruited as traffic controllers and checkpoint inspectors, with the latter requiring particularly capable individuals who are literate.
All personnel must undergo proper training. (I) Work of the Representative Assembly (1) The village representative assembly serves as the highest deliberative body, where all Soviet laws and policies are discussed and implemented, and various revolutionary tasks are carried out.
Therefore, effective leadership of the assembly is of utmost importance. (2) Representative assemblies are typically held once every two months, preferably in the evening during peak agricultural seasons.
Meeting durations should ideally be limited to two hours, with a maximum of three hours.

Each session is divided into reporting and discussion segments.
The chairman and representatives from the district soviet each present brief reports lasting approximately ten minutes, with additional details reserved for the discussion phase.
During the discussion of past activities in each village, village chiefs may offer brief updates, again deferring more extensive remarks to the discussion period.
The majority of the meeting time is dedicated to debate.
However, during specialized review sessions focused on specific tasks, village chiefs are allotted more time to report.
Reports must be grounded in concrete evidence and practical suggestions; empty rhetoric will not be tolerated.

(3) Each representative assembly should focus on a single major issue, supplemented by one or two secondary concerns.
More time should be allocated to discussing the primary issue, while less attention is given to secondary topics.
Introducing multiple complex issues simultaneously risks rendering the meeting inconclusive.

(4) Discussion topics must be practical and actionable.
For instance, when addressing spring agricultural tasks, specific sub-items should be delineated, such as establishing labor cooperation associations, developing dairy cooperatives,
exploring ways to better support Red Army families, increasing fertilizer application rates, expanding irrigation networks, repairing water wheels, promoting cotton cultivation versus grain crops, diversifying staple foods by reducing reliance on rice and wheat while emphasizing coarse grains and vegetables, and so forth.
Discussions should be tailored to the actual conditions of each village, with concrete measures specified for implementation.
For example, when planning to expand labor cooperation associations, an estimate should be made of the total number of individuals currently eligible for participation across the entire region, followed by a detailed breakdown assigning specific targets to each village based on its demographic makeup.
Village chiefs and deputy heads are then instructed to distribute these targets more precisely among their respective constituencies, taking into account the composition of the populations under their jurisdiction, and to set firm deadlines for completion.
The discussion proceeds item by item, with each resolution adopted only after the previous one has been finalized.
The outcomes are recorded and serve as a basis for future follow-up and oversight by the presidium, with unresolved matters revisited in subsequent sessions.

The second round of discussions on spring initiatives should systematically review the implementation status of the resolutions passed in the previous session.
During this review, village chiefs are expected to report on the progress made, highlighting both successes and obstacles encountered, with particular emphasis on extracting lessons learned to benefit all participants.
Following the review, new issues arising during the interim period are addressed.
For representatives and village chiefs whose performance falls short of expectations, appropriate criticism is offered to draw their attention to areas needing improvement.
This approach applies equally to discussions of other topics.

Many village representative assemblies fail to address issues in a practical and structured manner, often lumping together numerous sub-items without prioritizing them or specifying clear objectives.
Some assemblies proceed haphazardly, jumping from one topic to another without reaching a coherent conclusion.
Others disregard the unique circumstances and characteristics of individual villages, failing to set quantifiable targets for completion or designate specific timelines.
Moreover, they do not hold village leaders accountable for executing their assigned tasks or for ensuring that their respective representatives effectively communicate and enforce these directives.
In some cases, even when task-specific guidelines are formulated based on village characteristics—for example, determining the number of meetings required in certain villages while exempting others—the opinions of the relevant representatives are never sought, resulting in superficial consensus rather than genuine commitment.
Additionally, certain village soviets merely adopt decisions without scheduling follow-up reviews, and even when reviews are conducted, they fail to highlight the distinctive strengths or weaknesses of individual villages or to identify the root causes of success or failure.
Such practices leave no meaningful impact on the ground.
These ineffective discussions and reviews are nothing more than bureaucratic formalities, wasting time and resources without contributing to the fulfillment of Soviet objectives.
Furthermore, a passive approach to addressing sluggish performance results in a lack of vitality within the representative assembly, hindering efforts to transform backward villages, mobilize the masses to work diligently, and catch up with more advanced counterparts.
All of these shortcomings are unacceptable.

(5) To ensure the successful convening of representative assemblies, thorough preparation by the presidium is essential.
As previously mentioned, the presidium must hold a preparatory meeting prior to the assembly to meticulously organize the upcoming agenda and reports.
This preparatory work lies squarely within the chairman’s purview, with the vice-chairman and secretary providing critical support.

(6) The presiding officer at each representative assembly is often appointed on an ad hoc basis, and in some instances, formal designation of a presidium is entirely absent.
Such arrangements are highly undesirable.
The presiding officer must be a permanent member of the village soviet staff, preferably the village soviet chairman, as they alone possess a comprehensive understanding of the village’s overall situation and historical context. (7) At the outset of each meeting, a roll call must be conducted, and any absent representatives should be duly noted.
The presidium should maintain a comprehensive list of all representatives, detailing their name, gender, age, and social background, categorized by village and household. (III) Organization and Operation of Villages (1) Given the diversity of village structures and leadership requirements, the village soviet presidium should pay close attention to this aspect. (2) Many villages lack a clear internal division into smaller units, whereas others may be subdivided into just two or three sections.
Larger villages might accommodate up to four or even five such units, depending on their size and population.
However, smaller subdivisions are generally preferable, as they facilitate more targeted leadership and management.
Village chiefs and deputy heads should be selected from among the most active and capable individuals residing within each unit.
In very small villages consisting of only a few households, it is advisable to appoint separate chiefs and deputies for each household.
The village chief bears primary responsibility for overseeing all village activities, while the deputy chief assists in this task. (Note) If a household lacks sufficient labor capacity, the village soviet may, during peak agricultural seasons, mobilize community members to help supplement their efforts.
This arrangement allows the chief to dedicate more time to fulfilling their duties as a representative and advocate for the village’s interests, rather than being burdened by routine agricultural work.
With the consent of the community, this measure can effectively compensate for the increased workload associated with Soviet activities, which tends to exceed that of ordinary representatives.
If approved by the villagers, the chief may temporarily relinquish direct involvement in farming, allowing the soviet to allocate their time more efficiently toward serving the broader community. (4) Village chiefs typically convene meetings involving all representatives of their respective units—for example, gathering fifteen representatives from a particular village—but such gatherings may occur as infrequently as once every five days during busy periods.
These meetings serve to assess the performance of each representative, taking into account the unique characteristics of their respective households, discuss strategies for fulfilling the tasks assigned by the village representative assembly, resolve minor disputes and mutual aid issues among villagers, prepare materials for upcoming village-wide mass meetings, and promote the functioning of village committees. (5) These meetings are scheduled by the village soviet presidium, ideally held closer to the date of the next representative assembly than to the current one.
For instance, if a village comprises three units and the representative assembly convenes every five days, the presidium might schedule the first unit’s meeting on day one, the second on day eleven, and the third on day three, enabling permanent staff members, especially the chairman, to visit each unit accordingly.
When meetings are held less frequently, one session can be scheduled shortly after the previous representative assembly, while another is planned just before the next one.
Such meetings primarily serve to inspect and supervise ongoing work, with the chief subsequently reporting the findings to the representative assembly. (6) Implementing a system of representative units offers significant advantages.
For example, in a village with fifteen representatives and five hundred residents, dividing the population into fifteen distinct units ensures that each representative is directly responsible for leading a specific segment of the community in carrying out Soviet tasks—such as encouraging dozens of individuals to engage in spring plowing, promoting the role of Red Army volunteers among peers, advocating for cooperative membership, urging children to attend daytime schools and adults to enroll in night classes, encouraging households to maintain cleanliness and proper sanitation, and organizing mass gatherings to monitor the activities of wealthy landowners, among other responsibilities.
This approach quickly captures the collective input of the villagers, elevates their voices to the village and representative assemblies, rapidly addresses pressing community concerns, and yields substantial benefits.
Nevertheless, this system remains underutilized in many areas, underscoring the urgent need for its widespread adoption. (Note) Each village chief should maintain a record book documenting the village’s population, land holdings, number of Red Scout members, and food supply levels—indicating quantities available, surplus, and shortages—as well as other essential information.
Similarly, each representative should keep a roster listing the individuals under their charge. (7) Inspecting how each household implements Soviet directives, discussing current tasks, reporting competition results, conveying resolutions from the village soviet, and soliciting community feedback for submission to the representative assembly—all occur through informal conversations, with the representative acting as the meeting’s chairperson.
A single hour is usually sufficient.
Such gatherings should be scheduled during times when most villagers are free.
Ideally, these meetings should be organized in a way that aligns with the existing network of representative units, allowing representatives from different households to convene on the same day.
If a representative is unable to attend due to unforeseen circumstances, the village soviet chairman can arrange a rescheduled meeting at a mutually convenient time, avoiding conflicts with other village events.
During these meetings, issues affecting the community are brought to light—for instance, instances of sheltering deserters, reluctance to engage in spring plowing, inadequate support for Red Army families, neglect of elderly individuals, or failure to encourage children to study, as well as poor hygiene practices.
Through such forums, Soviet decisions can be effectively communicated to the masses, accelerating the pace of implementation, improving living standards, and fostering a stronger sense of collective purpose.
Beyond these formal meetings, each representative should also carve out time to reflect on their own challenges and assess whether they have adequately executed Soviet directives, beginning with visits to the homes of Red Army families and the poorest residents.
It is equally important to examine the dwellings of wealthy landowners to identify any inappropriate behavior.
The true extent of each representative’s effectiveness can be gauged through interactions with smaller community groups and direct household visits, as these provide valuable insights into the quality of their leadership and the degree of compliance achieved across the village. (8) Informing the community through mass gatherings is an exceptionally powerful means of educating and mobilizing the populace to participate in Soviet endeavors and heighten their revolutionary consciousness.
Unfortunately, many villages overlook this vital tool.
By convening such gatherings, village soviets can disseminate resolutions, highlight competitive projects between villages and households, explain the broader revolutionary goals set forth by higher-level soviets, and inspire the community to take decisive action once they have gained a clear understanding.
These mass meetings should be carefully scheduled by the village soviet presidium, designating specific dates for each village and notifying the respective chiefs, ensuring that they do not overlap with other events.
Furthermore, the timing of these gatherings should be staggered to allow the soviet staff sufficient time to attend.
Even in villages with sparse populations where the entire community naturally forms a single unit, the village chief serves as the meeting’s chairperson.
However, in most villages within our Soviet regions, there are two or more distinct units, accommodating a wide range of ages and demographics and ensuring broad participation.
In such cases, the chief and deputy chief each preside over separate segments of the assembly.
The specifics of organizing these mass meetings—including how to rally a large number of representatives, what content to present, and how to guide the community in expressing their views—should be thoroughly discussed and agreed upon in advance during village representative meetings.
Meeting durations should not exceed two hours, and such gatherings should be held when the majority of villagers are available.
As for larger-scale events involving all eight units, since they do not constitute commemorative occasions or celebrate specific holidays, they should not be convened indiscriminately.
Instead, they should be utilized to mobilize and educate the community through village-wide mass meetings and smaller group sessions led by individual representatives. (IV) Committees at the Village and Township Levels (1) Under the umbrella of the village soviet, various auxiliary committees should be established to complement its functions.
Active community members should be recruited as committee members, and each village representative is encouraged to join one or two committees to assume leadership roles.
The committee system should be regarded as an important mechanism for engaging the masses and advancing Soviet objectives; therefore, any village lacking such committees must promptly rectify this deficiency. (2) Many of these committees have recurring responsibilities—for example, expanding the Red Army, providing support to Red Army soldiers, offering comfort and encouragement, enforcing red security measures, implementing air defense and poison prevention protocols, conducting agricultural production (spring plowing, summer cultivation, autumn harvest, winter sowing), advancing education, managing forests and water resources, conducting censuses and registrations, promoting education and public health, constructing and maintaining roads, managing state-owned property, and conducting inspections related to agriculture and industry.
These committees often operate on a temporary basis, disbanding once their immediate tasks are completed, only to be reconstituted when similar duties arise again.
Committees focused on land-related matters, such as land surveys and confiscations, will likewise dissolve once the underlying land issues have been resolved. (3) While some committees can be managed exclusively at the village level, others require coordination at the township level.
For instance, committees involved in expanding the Red Army, supporting Red Army soldiers, advancing education, conducting spring plowing, managing forests and water resources, and promoting public health tend to function more effectively when organized at both the village and township levels. (4) The size of each committee should vary appropriately, ranging from five members for certain bodies to seven or nine for others, avoiding excessive numbers.
Committees that are universally applicable across all villages—such as the spring plowing committee—can be constituted with just five members per village.
The head of a village committee may concurrently serve as a member of a township-level committee. (5) The chairman of the presidium prepares a list of potential committee members during the representative assembly, which is then approved by the assembly itself.
In contrast, the village chief compiles a separate list for each committee meeting, seeking approval from the representatives present at those gatherings.
This process involves considerable effort and meticulous planning.
The presidium educates village chiefs on proper operational procedures, urges them to convene their own meetings on schedule, and regularly inspects their performance.
Chiefs found to be negligent in their duties are removed and replaced with more competent individuals. (7) Chiefs should also devote time to reflecting on their committee meetings, ensuring that each session yields tangible results.
Following each meeting, specific tasks are assigned to each member, along with clear instructions on how to proceed, with the expectation that they will present a report at the next session.
Negligent committee members are similarly dismissed and substituted. (8) Committees are typically reorganized every four to five years, retaining active members while replacing those who have become inactive or performed poorly. (9) The chairman and vice-chairman of the presidium divide their responsibilities for attending various committee meetings at the village level.
The chairman oversees military and financial matters—such as expanding the Red Army, providing support to Red Army soldiers, enforcing red security measures, implementing air defense and poison prevention protocols, managing land taxes, issuing government bonds, conducting land confiscations, and overseeing state-owned properties—while the vice-chairman focuses on production and economic affairs, including supporting Red Army soldiers, overseeing spring plowing, managing forests and water resources, supplying food, constructing and maintaining roads, and promoting education.
This division of labor is formally agreed upon during presidium meetings, with each party responsible for gathering relevant materials and presenting them at the presidium and representative assemblies.
Village committee chairs, for their part, are required to attend meetings of their subordinate committees—for example, the head of the village education committee must attend meetings of the township education committee—while village representatives and deputy heads also share responsibilities for participating in these meetings. (10) The composition of each village committee is determined by the presidium based on the urgency and priority of various tasks at different times.
For instance, the spring plowing committee may require more frequent meetings in the spring but fewer in the winter.
Meeting durations should not exceed two and a half hours. (1) Organizations such as trade unions, peasant leagues, women’s agricultural associations, anti-imperialist solidarity alliances, mutual aid societies, children’s groups, labor cooperation associations, ox-plow cooperatives, consumer credit cooperatives for grain production, nurseries, literacy eradication associations, literacy movement committees, and clubs should receive intensified attention and support, leveraging their efforts to mobilize the masses in accomplishing various revolutionary tasks. (2) Among these organizations, those with a strong track record—such as peasant leagues, women’s agricultural associations, labor cooperation associations, ox-plow cooperatives, and nurseries—have earned the trust of the village soviet and assumed greater leadership responsibilities.
Regular inspections of their activities are essential, and corrective measures must be taken promptly in case of any adverse developments.
Regardless of the specific organization, if it encounters difficulties, the village soviet should provide assistance in resolving them. (3) When discussing matters related to a particular mass organization during presidium or representative assembly meetings, representatives of that organization should be invited to participate.
Similarly, the village soviet should send its own delegates to attend meetings of various mass organizations.
The relationship between the village soviet and these organizations should be carefully cultivated through mutual consultation and coordinated scheduling, ensuring that their respective meetings do not conflict with one another. (4) Efforts should be made to involve youth in all aspects of village life—joining the Red Guard and Young Pioneer organizations, participating in village drills and exercises, and ensuring that their training improves steadily day by day.
Senior officials should also attend meetings of these youth groups. (1) To enhance the quality and speed of Soviet work, it is imperative to adopt revolutionary competition methods and organize assault teams in every village. (2) Every revolutionary endeavor, whether initiated by higher authorities or launched locally, must be formally proposed and approved through the village representative assembly, publicized through village-wide mass meetings, and further disseminated via smaller group sessions led by individual representatives.
Matters pertaining to specific mass organizations should also be raised at their respective meetings to garner broader recognition and support.
Only when everyone fully understands and acknowledges the significance of these efforts can they collectively assume responsibility, ignite revolutionary enthusiasm, and achieve outstanding results—either on schedule or even ahead of time—in fulfilling the objectives of these competitions.
In this regard, all coercive and authoritarian approaches must be abandoned. (3) Competition alone is insufficient; it must be rigorously enforced.
Each representative conducts inspections in households, while village chiefs and deputy heads oversee their respective representatives, and the presidium along with the representative assembly scrutinize the performance of village chiefs and deputy heads.
Without such oversight, certain households, representatives, and villages may inadvertently miss critical deadlines or fail to deliver satisfactory outcomes despite meeting numerical targets.
Robust inspection mechanisms are indispensable for ensuring the quality and efficiency of Soviet work.
Relying solely on decisions without accompanying inspections is tantamount to bureaucratic mismanagement and shares the same harmful consequences as authoritarian rule. (4) Upon completion of each competition, a formal evaluation must be conducted at the village representative assembly, distinguishing between winners and losers and awarding appropriate recognition to the former while offering constructive criticism to the latter. (5) To foster a culture of excellence and efficiency within the Soviet system, each village may form a volunteer team comprising five to seven active and enthusiastic individuals, selected voluntarily based on their demonstrated commitment to the cause.
Team members should not reside in the same household.
One approach involves inter-household collaboration within a single village, with members from one household assisting those in another.
The primary goal, however, is to channel the energy of proactive individuals from advanced areas into supporting lagging ones.
Another strategy entails inter-village cooperation, where teams from one village venture into neighboring communities to provide assistance.
The essence of such interventions lies not in condemnation but in sharing effective practices and imparting knowledge to local comrades, thereby accelerating progress and facilitating the adoption of best practices observed in more developed regions.
A dedicated leader should be appointed under the auspices of the village soviet presidium to coordinate these inter-village assault teams.
The presidium must convene regular meetings with village leaders to assess their performance, provide guidance on effective strategies, and encourage them to continue mobilizing their teams for training.
Additionally, the presidium should organize monthly or bi-monthly gatherings for all assault team members to reinforce their commitment and skills.
The district soviet should also actively engage in promoting these initiatives.
Throughout the year, it should repeatedly emphasize the importance of adhering to the aforementioned principles, offering detailed explanations to village soviet cadres whenever necessary.
Special attention should be given to villages that have yet to fully implement these measures, providing them with ample opportunities for clarification and support.
Higher-level government bodies will evaluate the performance of district soviets by examining whether they have effectively guided their subordinate villages to adopt these practices and achieve the swiftest possible progress and finest results in carrying out various Soviet tasks.
Note: This document generally applies to “urban district” soviets.
April 10, 1934