Russian local government during the war and the Union of Zemstvos

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Identifikator:: 1794855874

URN:: urn:nbn:de:zbw-retromon-179223

Document type:: Monograph

Author:: Polner, Tichon I. http://d-nb.info/gnd/172311195

Title:: Russian local government during the war and the Union of Zemstvos

Place of publication:: New Haven

Publisher:: Yale Univ. Press

Year of publication:: 1930

Scope:: XXV, 317 S.

Digitisation:: 2022

Collection:: Economics Books

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Title:: Chapter VIII. Assistance to farming

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158 THE ZEMSTVOS DURING THE WAR consciousness of the value of her own work, a sense of personal dig- nity, and a jealous regard for her rights. Another surprising dis- covery in this connection was that the peasant women were less conservative than the men; spurred on by necessity, they showed themselves quite ready to welcome new methods of farming. The Economic Section of the Central Committee. On March 14, 1916, the conference of the Union of Zemstvos de- cided to organize an economic section under the Central Committee, whose business it should be to coordinate the economic activities of the Union, and to prepare a plan for a better and more effective use of the agronomic resources of the country. Accordingly, an economic section was formed, and enlisted the services of many prominent specialists and experts; it held several conferences at which a number of economic problems were carefully considered and worked out. Unfortunately, its activities were of short duration and it was therefore unable to accomplish much of practical value. It called the attention of the authorities and the public to the excellent work of the zemstvo of Perm and its volost economic councils, and it carried on a vigorous propaganda for the organization of similar committees elsewhere. The economic section undertook the organization of student farm-labor squads, but dur- ing the first year it was able to satisfy only about 20 per cent of the demand. It organized courses of instruction for skilled mechanics at the Moscow Agricultural Institute, the Moscow Society of Agricul- ture, and the Voronezh Agricultural Institute. Those graduating from the courses found employment with the zemstvos but their number did not exceed 59 per cent of the demand.

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