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In the article, the authors turn to the practical side of the cultural policy of the Soviet government, which at the early stages declared the goal of forming a "new man'. The ideological discourse constructed ideal images, while the "reforging" of the population in the provinces was carried out in difficult material conditions. Based on archival materials, the study shows the experience of building and developing a library network in the Stavropol region. After analyzing the experience of organizing library work, the authors come to the conclusion that Soviet social engineering faced a number of difficulties, such as hunger, lack of specialists and scarce funding.

The article deals with the Caucasian policy of the Volunteer army in the South and its role in international relations of the Armed forces of the South of Russia. The authors conclude that A. I. Denikin interacted with the British on Caucasian issues outside of the Russian political conference, since it had no influence on the international arena. Relations with independent Transcaucasian republics were complicated by the unwillingness of the leadership of the Volunteer army to recognize their statehood.