List of issues > Series «History». 2022. Vol 40
The Interaction of Power and Big Capital in the System
of Fur Exports and Provision of the Population of
North-Eastern Siberia at the Beginning of the 20th Century
Author(s)
M. D. Kushnareva
Abstract
The main purpose of the publication is to analyze the interaction between the authorities and
representatives of big business in the organization of trade operations in the north-east of Siberia at the
beginning of the 20th century to supply the population of the region with consumer goods and export
valuable Siberian raw materials in the interests of the state. Achieving this goal involves the widespread
use of previously unpublished and not introduced into scientific circulation sources, most of
which are office materials of central and local governments. The article notes that on the eve of the
First World War, favorable conditions developed in the sphere of cooperation between the authorities
and big business in resolving issues of supplying the population of the region with consumer goods
and exporting furs. In the annual meetings under the governor of the Yakutsk region I. I. Kraft was attended by prominent representatives of the Siberian merchants and bankers. Issues of arrangement
of land and sea routes of communication were discussed. During the hostilities, the Russian government
imposed a number of restrictions on the export of furs. Large firms in North-Eastern Siberia faced
the problem of finding new markets for furs and wholesale suppliers of goods. At the meetings, the
actions of entrepreneurs were coordinated, commercial agreements were concluded, and supply issues
were resolved. The process of interaction between government and business was built quite effectively.
Changes in the political system of Russia in 1917 led to the emergence of new forms of interaction
between government and big business. One of these forms was government contracts and orders. In
1918–1919 firms completed orders worth 700–900 thousand rubles and solved the problem of food
shortages in the Yakutsk region. In 1920, in the context of the nationalization of the property of companies,
they completed the final state order for the export of furs and the supply of consumer goods to
the region.
About the Authors
Kushnareva Margarita Dmitrievna, Doctor of Sciences (History), Associate Professor, Irkutsk State University, 1, K. Marx st., Irkutsk, 664003, Russian Federation, e-mail: rita270880@mail.ru
For citation
Kushnareva M.D. The Interaction of Power and Big Capital in the System of Fur Exports and Provision of the Population of North-Eastern Siberia at the Beginning of the 20th Century. The Bulletin of Irkutsk State University. Series History, 2022, vol. 40, pp. 32-39. https://doi.org/10.26516/2222-9124.2022.40.32 (in Russian)
Keywords
North-Eastern Siberia, big capital, power, export, furs, supply.
UDC
339.166(571.5)
DOI
https://doi.org/10.26516/2222-9124.2022.40.32
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