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 XVI. Conclusion

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CONCLUSION 305 ure, but it is certain that the number of men employed by the unions was very large. This personnel could not be selected with the neces- sary care, and the management was only too glad under the circum- stances to obtain any recruits. With a staff so numerous, it is evi- dent that the original patriarchal relationship could not for long be maintained and that the whole organization was bound to acquire gradually the character of a huge factory with a vast number of divisions and sections producing different goods. If such an organi- zation was to be successful, it required in the first place to be run on a strict system and plan. As we have seen, there was a period when estimates were examined by numerous authorities. Then there was a period of preliminary control without which no expenditure could be incurred. This was followed by a period of detailed ac- counting and bookkeeping; and finally came the period of strict regulation. The result of this transformation was that the original enthusiasm and creative zeal suffered a considerable check and the zemstvo representatives at the front gradually found themselves in a position similar to that of government officials. In the meantime, however, the difficulties of the work were rapidly increasing. One result of the new conditions was that many of the original zemstvo workers abandoned work at the front, and sought appoint- ments in the departments of the committee in Moscow or resigned altogether. There was, moreover, the fact that many of the zemstvo employees were gradually being called up for military service. The Revolution of 1917 likewise reduced their number. Prince Lvov, the President of the Zemstvo Union, became the head of the Provisional Government, and was able to inspire with fresh enthusi- asm the zemstvos whom he considered indispensable in the building up of the new state. Long before these events took place, the leading organs of the Union at the front had been engaged in the prepara- tion of rules for the classification of the zemstvo employees, and in the consideration of their claims to remuneration. After the Revolu- tion these claims were further complicated by political demands. Following the example of the zemstvo employees in the interior, those at the front demanded the right to be represented in the prin- cipal departments of the Union. This “democratization” passed quietly and without disturbance, and the directors of departments retained a decisive voice in all matters which came up for discussion at the boards and committees.

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