The co-operative movement in Russia; its history, significance and character . ^ a chapel was built, Icnown as the s3nnbolof work and struggle. There is another illustration. In the poor village ofLiskov, which has a population of not more than a fewhundred, some 35 peasants of the village had formed aco-operative society in 1902. Little by little it grew,and in 1912 counted 72 members and sold goods to thevalue of over £1,000. Apart from prime necessities, thesociety began also to deal in fertilisers and agriculturalimplements. These latter operations, being outside thesphere of a consumers s
The co-operative movement in Russia; its history, significance and character . ^ a chapel was built, Icnown as the s3nnbolof work and struggle. There is another illustration. In the poor village ofLiskov, which has a population of not more than a fewhundred, some 35 peasants of the village had formed aco-operative society in 1902. Little by little it grew,and in 1912 counted 72 members and sold goods to thevalue of over £1,000. Apart from prime necessities, thesociety began also to deal in fertilisers and agriculturalimplements. These latter operations, being outside thesphere of a consumers society, were discouraged by theauthorities. In order to avoid unnecessary conflicts a. 130 CO-OPERATION IN RUSSIA. special agricultural society was formed which has verysoon changed tlu? old and backward nietliods of landcultivation, which were still in use in the village, itestablished experimental farms and, having combinedwith several neighbouring villages, enlisted the servicesof an expert agronomical adviser. Shortly afterwardsa co-operative creamery was established, co-operativeiire insurance was introduced, and this was followed bya loan and saving liank, a weavers school, a bath,bakery, laundry, and a toy-making shop. All the aboveinstitutions are situated in the Peoples Palace, builtin 1908, and they are all the results of a small co-operativesociety formed by a mere handful of members. In the domain of cultural and educational work, theco-operative societies aim at supplementing and evenreplacing the work of the Zemstvos. They build roads,telephones, telegraphs, and have even their own post-offices, their own medical centres, asylums, schools,organise experime
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