Eesti NSV Oktoobrirevolutsiooni ja Sotsialistliku Ülesehitustöö Riiklik Keskarhiiv

  • Central State Archive of the October Revolution and Socialist Construction of the Estonian Soviet Socialist Republic
Identifier
003180
Type of Entity
Corporate Body

Dates of Existence

1948-1989

History

After the Second World War, the Estonian State Archive was under Soviet occupation and was renamed Eesti NSV Oktoobrirevolutsiooni ja Sotsialistliku Ülesehituse Riiklik Keskarhiiv / ORKA (Central State Archive of the October Revolution and Socialist Construction of Estonian Soviet Socialist Republic). After the transitional period 1989-1991, the archive continued acting as State Archives of the Estonian Republic.

Legal Status

  • Central State Archives of the October Revolution and Socialist Construction in Soviet Union (and in Soviet republics) functioned under jurisdiction of the Ministry of Internal Affairs.

Functions

  • Collecting public records stemming from activities of institutions that fulfilled public functions, for example constitutional institutions, government institutions, institutions governed by government institutions, corporate bodies governed by public law, local governments, institutions governed by these governments, and persons in positions created for fulfilling functions of public law.

Rules and Conventions

EHRI Guidelines for Description v.1.0