Legal regulation of the functioning of the Main Directorate of the General Staff of the Russian Empire according to the Regulations of 1913

The article considers the Regulation on the General Directorate of the General Staff of the Russian Empire in 1913 as the main normative act regulating the formation and activities of this military administration body. The object of this research is the legal relations related to the process of organization, formation and functioning of the Main Directorate of the General Staff. The subject is the Regulation itself, prepared by the Military Council and approved by Emperor Nicholas II on March 17, 1913. The author examines in detail such aspects of the topic as the structure of the General Directorate, the rights, duties and powers of its main officials. Special attention is paid to the functional duties of the Chief of the General Staff, Quartermaster General, Chief of Military Communications, Chief of the Corps of Military Topographers, and Chief of the aeronautical unit. The tasks of the General Staff Committee as a strategic planning body are considered. To achieve the purpose of the work, the author used dialectical, historical-genetic, systemic and comparative legal methods combined with the principles of objectivity and historicism. The main conclusion of the conducted research is the recognition of the high level of legal regulation of the functioning of the Main Directorate of the General Staff. The regulation of 1913 ensured the well-coordinated work of all departments and units of the GUGS. It was actively involved in the development of measures for the construction of the land forces and preparation for military operations; operational, strategic and mobilization planning; military intelligence and counterintelligence; organization of transportation of troops and military cargo; military scientific and military topographic works; dissemination of military knowledge in military units; personnel and service of the General Staff. A special contribution of the author to the research of the topic is the consideration of the Regulations of 1913 as the fundamental normative act regulating the activities of the Main Directorate of the General Staff. The scientific novelty of the research lies both in the very formulation of the task of the work (a legal analysis of the 1913 Regulations, which had not been conducted before) and in the conclusions reached.

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