People's Commissariat of Properties

The People's Commissariat of Properties (Russian: Народный Комиссариат имуществ) was an establishment in Soviet Russia which after the October Revolution in Russia took charge of royal properties thereby replacing the His Imperial Majesty Cabinet of the Ministry of the Imperial Court and later managed other state properties, such as museums, libraries, etc. In the latter respect it worked in the conjunction with the People's Commissariat of Enlightenment.

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