The mobilization of the USSR armed forces in 1941 as an organizational form of state power implementation during the transition from peacetime to wartime

The article presents a historical and legal analysis of the mobilization of the USSR Armed Forces in 1941 as a specific organizational form of state power implementation during the country's transition from peacetime to wartime. The study examines the regulatory framework of mobilization measures, the scale and categories of conscripted military personnel, as well as the process of establishing a system of emergency state authorities. Particular attention is paid to the transformation of the legal status of military personnel, the peculiarities of military-service relations, and the specifics of legal liability under the extreme conditions of martial law. The author concludes that mobilization served as a key mechanism for the concentration of human and material resources; however, its implementation was complicated by gaps in pre-war legislation and the unconstitutional nature of several emergency acts. The experience of 1941 demonstrates the necessity of the advance development of a comprehensive regulatory framework for the functioning of the state's military organization during a period of imminent threat.