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 XII. The Central Committee of the union of Zemstvos in the third year of the war

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CHAPTER XII THE CENTRAL COMMITTEE OF THE UNION OF ZEMSTVOS IN THE THIRD YEAR OF THE WAR The Organization of Supply. Tae supply work of the Union of Zemstvos began, it will be re- membered, with making purchases for the needs of the zemstvo hos- pitals in the interior of Russia. Then the Army Supply Department placed with the Union orders for warm clothing and underwear worth millions of rubles. The organization for the prompt delivery of these articles was being built up and improved at headquarters, whilst at the front the work undertaken by the zemstvo institutions in new directions was constantly expanding and growing in impor- tance. At first the zemstvo organs at the front were still able to find in the local markets (Poland, Galicia, and Tiflis) many of the articles that they required, and in particular foodstuffs; but with the re- treat of the Russian army, a large number of markets were lost. Agents from the front then began to appear in the interior prov- inces to make purchases, giving rise to undesirable competition among themselves, as well as with the agents of the Government. This led the Central Committee of the Union to intervene in the organization of the supply for the committees of the front. It be- gan to insist upon the preparation of estimates, and, after overcom- ing a great many difficulties, succeeded in obtaining them. At this stage the Committee was confronted with the difficult problem of supplying the front not only with articles required by the hospitals, but also with foodstuffs, metals, tools and machinery, ete. Conditions had by this time changed considerably, for most of the markets were now entirely dependent upon the dispositions of the government commissioners. The prices of many articles were either regulated or fixed, and the result was that goods began to disappear from the markets. Purchases in foreign countries were rendered difficult by the restrictions imposed by the Government

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