Introduction.The Great Patriotic War became a serious test for the USSR. The mobilizing and organizing role during the war was played by the state power in the system of state administration. Itmanaged the society, determined the strategy, and controlled the implementation of the tasks assigned to the executive bodies. This article discusses the implementation of the social policy of the authorities in relation to the citizens of the Mari ASSR.The purposeof the research is toanalyze the social policy of public authorities and government during the war years in the Mari Territory. Materials and methods.The workused awide range of documentation, which allowed usto fully characterize the activities of the state authority of the Mari ASSR and the contribution of the Mari people to the victory over Germany. The article used general scientific methods (description) and special historical (historical and comparative). Research results, discussions.Changes in the functioning of state authoritiesand government in emergency situations led to the creation of extra-constitutional authorities, the State Defense Committee, and the Plenipotentiaries of the State Defense Committee were appointed in the regions. The Supreme Council and its Presidium of the MASSR performed the role of the legislative authority. Decrees adopted by the Presidium of the Supreme Council of the MASSR between sessions were approved by the Supreme Coun-cil of the MASSR. Changes occurring at the level of the all-Union scale were manifested in the regions. The authoritiescarried out a policy of supportingthe population. It wasexpressed in tangibleand intangible benefits. Conclusion. Thus,during the years of World War II, social policy in the Mari ASSR was implemented. Most families and people with disabilities who neededhelp,received support from the state.