People's Commissariat for Posts and Telegraphs of the RSFSR
| Народный комиссариат почт и телеграфов РСФСР (НКПТ, НКПиТ, Наркомпочтель РСФСР) |
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Vadim Podbelsky, the 3rd People's Commissar
for Posts and Telegraphs and organiser of communications in the RSFSR, on a USSR stamp showing postal operation scenes |
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| Agency overview | |
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| Formed | 8 November 1917 |
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| Dissolved | 12 November 1923 |
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| Jurisdiction | Council of People's Commissars |
| Headquarters |
Moscow, RSFSR 55°45′N 37°37′E / 55.750°N 37.617°E |
| Annual budget | varied |
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| Child agency |
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People's Commissariat for Posts and Telegraphs of the RSFSR, known shortly as the Narkompochtel, was the central organ of government of the RSFSR that was in charge of the organisation and development of the different forms of communication, including postal service. It was founded in Petrograd on 7 November [O.S. 25 October] 1917 from the Russian Ministry of Posts and Telegraphs and retained its organisational structure.
On 7 November [O.S. 25 October] 1917 the Bolsheviks came to power in Russia and set up the Council of People's Commissars. The Council took control of the former Ministry of Posts and Telegraphs. On 9 November [O.S. 27 October] 1917, the People's Commissar for Posts and Telegraphs issued a decree dissolving the former administration, which also concluded:
After the October Revolution of 1917, the Soviet government undertook a number of measures for establishing the socialist organisation of communications. In 1917 and 1918, there was nationalisation of the means of communication that were given the jurisdiction of the People’s Commissariat for Posts and Telegraphs. On 16 April 1918, the Council of People’s Commissars issued a decree that was signed by V. I. Lenin. The document laid the foundations for setting up the postal and telegraph department. According to another decree, of 21 November 1918, post offices became responsible for the distribution of Soviet periodicals in addition to the delivery of letters.
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