In the article is given the characteristic of the Moscow narodny bank, in general terms is described the moment of its creation. The circumstances of the opening of the Irkutsk branch of the bank are considered. It describes the difficulties associated with the expansion of the network of regional offices, in connection with the position of the Ministry of Finance, and the search for workarounds. The inspection of I.D. Ivanov of instructor of the Novo-Nikolaevsk branch of the Moscow narodny bank. The selection of the location of the bank representative office. Opening the Commission of the bank in Chita on January 1, 1917. Continued lobbying for the opening of the Irkutsk branch of the bank by local cooperative leaders. The opening of the Irkutsk branch of the Moscow narodny bank on October 23, 1917. The first working results of the Irkutsk branch of the bank. The events in Irkutsk in December 1917, an armed capture of Irkutsk banks in connection with nationalization by the Bolsheviks in December 1917. The walkout of employees of banks and state institutions. The protest cooperative movement in connection with the attempt to nationalize the Moscow narodny bank. The refusing of the Bolsheviks from the nationalization of the Moscow narodny bank and its branches. The indicators of work of the bank branch for the period December 1, 1917 – September 2, 1918. Stability of the Irkutsk branch of the Moscow narodny bank during the change of regimes in the region.

Plotnikova Elena Vladislavovna, Postgraduate, Department of Russian History, Irkutsk State University, 1, K. Marx st., Irkutsk, 664003, Russian Federation, tel.: 8(3952)24-05-22, e-mail: Elena-angarsk@yandex.ru

Plotnikova E.V. The Emergence, Formation and Functioning of the Irkutsk Branch of the Moscow Narodny Bank During the Great Turmoil in 1917 – First Half of 1918. The Bulletin of Irkutsk State University. Series History, 2019, vol. 28, pp. 17–26. https://doi.org/10.26516/2222-9124.2019.28.17 (in Russian)

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