Features of the State Legal System of the USSR in the Initial Period of the Great Patriotic War

In the course of the research, the author examines the specifics of the state-legal system of the Soviet Union in the initial period of the Great Patriotic War. The study of the phenomenon of the state legal system is conditioned by the need for an appropriate theoretical and legal understanding. In this regard, it is advisable to compare the phenomenon in question with the concepts of "legal system" and "legal family". Further, the article examines the issues of the organization of power under martial law (in particular, the creation of the State Defense Committee), as well as the features of law and order and legality. Based on the results of the work, a conclusion is drawn about the flexibility of the USSR state legal system during the Great Patriotic War.