Vestnik of Orenburg State Pedagogical University. Electronic Scientific Journal. 2019. № 3 (31). P. 232—243
07.00.00 HISTORICAL SCIENCES AND ARCHEOLOGY
UDC 94(470)“1914/1918”
Fortun Aleksei Andreevich, Postgraduate Student
Saratov State University
SARATOV ZEMSTVO DURING THE WORLD WAR I (1914—1917): BREAD SUPPLY TO THE FRONT
Abstract
With the outbreak of the World War I the main areas of work of Saratov Zemstvo Administration were reduced to organizing the treatment of sick and wounded soldiers, providing assistance to refugees, etc. However, as the situation on the fronts and in the rear worsened, the authorities attracted zemstvos to solve more ambitious national tasks, in particular, providing the army with bread and fodder. Using the example of Saratov province, the author notes that the state, having delegated to the zemstvos broad powers in the procurement of bread for the army, at the same time tried to localize their activities with a certain legislative control. As a result, forced to follow the general imperial food policy of the zemstvos, they could not effectively solve the assigned tasks.
Key words
World War I, Saratov province, zemstvo (county council), food supply, the commissioner for bread supplies.
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Fortun A. A. Saratov Zemstvo During The World War I (1914—1917): Bread Supply to The Front. Vestnik of Orenburg State Pedagogical University. Electronic Scientific Journal, 2019, no. 3 (31), pp. 232—243. DOI: https://doi.org/10.32516/2303-9922.2019.31.16.