The co-operative movement in Russia; its history, significance and character . ies withstood the first shock of the blow, andvery soon recovered their energy and power. They havenot remained in the capacity of mere onlookers of the greatevents accompanying the war, but have organised and takenpart in the solution of the problems created by the changedconditions. In a number of cases the co-operative societies came tothe assistance of the families of soldiers; the workmensco-operative societies began to aid their unemployed mem-bers; the Moscow Union, together with the MoscowNarodny Bank, organ
The co-operative movement in Russia; its history, significance and character . ies withstood the first shock of the blow, andvery soon recovered their energy and power. They havenot remained in the capacity of mere onlookers of the greatevents accompanying the war, but have organised and takenpart in the solution of the problems created by the changedconditions. In a number of cases the co-operative societies came tothe assistance of the families of soldiers; the workmensco-operative societies began to aid their unemployed mem-bers; the Moscow Union, together with the MoscowNarodny Bank, organised a War Victims Relief , the ^w Union had opened on itspremises a hospital for wounded soldiers, and started acampaign for providing the soldiers with linen. 138 CO-OPERATION IN RUSSLi. The necessity for uniting the co-operative forces wasfelt more strongly OAving to the war, and it had stillfurther stimulated the work of organising district problem became more urgent with the rise, whichhad soon set in, in the prices of all ^Military Hospttai, provided by Co-operators in theProvince of Ufa. In connection with the war, the educational work of theco-operative societies had greatly increased, and it alsobrought to the forefront the establishment and buildingof peoples palaces. co-operation ix eussia. 139 The War akd the Village. How did the war aflfect the economic conditions mthe villages, and what were its results in the domain ofthe Co-operative Movement which, as has been alreadyrepeatedly pointed out, recruits the greatest number ofits followers among the agricultural population 1 With regard to the prosperity of. the villages, thepeasantry can be divided into three groups— 1. The well-to-do, approximating 20 per cent. 2. The poor „ 30 3. The intermediate ,, 50 „ For the purposes of this classification, the statisticalinstitutions of the Zemstvos usually appty the test asto the amount of grain and bread at the disposal
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