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 IX. Relief of refugees

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REFUGEES and the Union will continue to carry them out under the direction of the Central Committee in the same manner and on the same basis as hitherto.”” The authorities, however, were stubborn, and the joint committee on refugees gradually lost its influence, though it had been able to accomplish a great deal during the first stage of its career. The work of the joint committee was carried on by the fol- lowing subcommittees: The subcommittee on evacuation aimed, in the first place, at in- troducing some system and order into the chaotic stream of the refugees in the interior of the country. It established a network of in- stitutions which provided the refugees with the most essential com- forts, helping them to find accommodation on the trains, supplying them with food, warm clothing, and underwear and furnishing freight cars with stoves and firewood. At the end of November, 1915, when the stream of refugees had come almost to a standstill, the subcommittee devoted its attention to the general problem of establishing the refugees in their new homes, endeavoring to co- ordinate the efforts of the various local organizations. Much work was done in drafting rules and regulations concerning official sub- ventions to the refugees and the circumstances in which the further support of able-bodied men and women might be either curtailed or stopped entirely. Measures were taken to introduce a uniform sys- tem of registration; an office was also opened to assist the refugees in recovering the property lost in transit. The subcommittee on guides succeeded, during the period from September 10 to December 1, 1915, in furnishing guides for 822 railway trains, to look after 1,100,000 refugees. The guides were selected from among the students of colleges and universities; they were coached in public health work, and equipped with portable medical chests for first aid. Altogether, there were 183 guides and 44 nurses. The average cost of the guide service per refugee amounted to only 614 copecks. The subcommittee on information tabulated and elaborated a vast amount of statistical material concerning relatives from whom the refugees had become separated. Information was given on the spot as well as by mail. It was, of course, impossible to satisfy all applicants, but about 80,000 families were nevertheless enabled to obtain information about lost relatives. In addition to this, several " Isvestia (Bulletin), No. 28, pp. 58-67.

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