The co-operative movement in Russia; its history, significance and character . ly in 1911 the Government gave themthe permission^to accept deposits, and since then theUnions began to grow very rapidlv. During the fouryears from 1911 to 1915, the operations of the Kiev Unionincreased fourfold, those of the Melitopol Union 17 times,and those of Berdyansk 13 times. The Berdyansk Union is the oldest of all, it was formedin 1901. The Melitopol Union was formed in 1903 ;the Ekaterinburg and Kiev Unions in 1907. The following table shows the number of societiesoperating in the area covered by the Uni


The co-operative movement in Russia; its history, significance and character . ly in 1911 the Government gave themthe permission^to accept deposits, and since then theUnions began to grow very rapidlv. During the fouryears from 1911 to 1915, the operations of the Kiev Unionincreased fourfold, those of the Melitopol Union 17 times,and those of Berdyansk 13 times. The Berdyansk Union is the oldest of all, it was formedin 1901. The Melitopol Union was formed in 1903 ;the Ekaterinburg and Kiev Unions in 1907. The following table shows the number of societiesoperating in the area covered by the Union, and thenumber of societies affiliated :— Unions. TotalNumber ofSocieties. SocietiesAffiliated. Percent. Membership of Affiliated Societies. Berdyaask 30 23 . 76-6 ... 23,148 120 ... 55 ... 45-8 ... 69,559 Kuban 250 . ... 50 ... 20-0 ... 38,142 IMelitopol 31 ... 26 ... 83-8 ... 33,930 Kiev 271 .194 27 .. 251 .. . 13-9 .. Ekaterinoslav .. 16,990 Tersk 88 .. £00 ... 25 ... 37 1 .... 12-5 ... 20,514 Nijni-Nnvgnrnd . 13,000. A Stork of Agricultural Machinery of thi!;Ekaterinburg Crkdit Union.


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