From the History of One Operation of the Sochi District Police to Combat Illegal Alcohol Production in 1923

This article is devoted to the study of the topic of the fight against arak and its sale in the Sochi in 1923.The materials of the Sochi City Archives are used as the basis for the research in this work.The research methodology is represented by both general scientific (analysis, synthesis, induction, deduction, classification method) and special historical research methods (historicalgenetic and narrative).The authors present the activities carried out and the results of a two-week fight against illegal alcohol in Sochi (from January 1 to January 15, 1923).It is noted that based on the results of the operation, a number of protocols were drawn up, including for repeat offenders, three of whom received real sentences.Several restaurants were also closed, and a number of fines were imposed totaling about 12 thousand rubles.It is separately noted that the cooking of illegal alcohol took place in rural areas, from where it was later delivered to the city, while the fight against illegal alcohol cooking was complicated by a number of factors.