The co-operative movement in Russia; its history, significance and character . network of PeoplesPalaces. The Zemstvo at Perm had assigned in 1917a sum of ,000,000 for the erection of Peoples few others have followed the example of Perm. Therecpiests, however, for Peoples Palaces come chieflyfrom the co-operative societies. The Peoples Palace with its library, reading room,stage, lectures, lantern light lectures, pictures, refresh-ment room without intoxicants, museum, &c., is thecentre of light and warmth, and a powerful means ofcombating the Lvils of ignorance, drink, and gambl
The co-operative movement in Russia; its history, significance and character . network of PeoplesPalaces. The Zemstvo at Perm had assigned in 1917a sum of ,000,000 for the erection of Peoples few others have followed the example of Perm. Therecpiests, however, for Peoples Palaces come chieflyfrom the co-operative societies. The Peoples Palace with its library, reading room,stage, lectures, lantern light lectures, pictures, refresh-ment room without intoxicants, museum, &c., is thecentre of light and warmth, and a powerful means ofcombating the Lvils of ignorance, drink, and more Peoples Palaces there are the easier will bethe task of defeating evils. The Legal Position of Russian Co-operation. The development of co-operation in Russia calledinto life new forms of organisation, which required legalsanction and regulation. The law knew nothing q{ co-operation, and pressure had to ))e brought upon the Govern-ment to make them move in the matter of legalisingthe co-operative societies and placing them on a firmjuridical basis. E. V. A. Pereleshin, the First Chairman or the Moscow Narodny Bank. CO-OPERATION IN RUSSIA. 135 The first Co-operative Congress, held in Nijni-Novgorodin 1897, adopted model rules for consumers societies,which m the following year received the sanction of theGovernment. According to these rules, consumerssocieties could be established with the approval of theGovernor of the province, and meetmgs of members ofestablished societies could be held with his authorisation. An Act regulating the establishment and workmg ofCredit Associations was issued in 1895, and amended in1904. The regulations of these Acts provide that theestablishment of a new Credit Association must receivethe sanction of the local office of the State Bank, theofficial responsible in the matter being the Inspector ofSmall Chredit. All Associations had to conform to theModel Articles approved by the Government. Thegeneral supervision of the work of
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