Soviet Mobilisation of Handicraft Industry during the Civil War (Based on the Materials of Tambov Province)
This study is devoted to the mobilisation of small producers by the Soviet authorities to solve state tasks in a crisis period of history, during the years of the civil war. The article reveals the implementation of state orders. During the first stages of the Soviet state, the issues of handicraft...
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| description | This study is devoted to the mobilisation of small producers by the Soviet authorities to solve state tasks in a crisis period of history, during the years of the civil war. The article reveals the implementation of state orders. During the first stages of the Soviet state, the issues of handicraft production fell under the jurisdiction of the Supreme Council of National Economy and the People’s Commissariat for Agriculture, and more particularly, their local departments. The unsatisfactorily organised work of these agencies was aggravated by the desire of local governments to attract craftsmen to solve their own problems. There was no control over the volume of orders and budgets, which led to the emergence of false cooperatives, exploitation of craftsmen, and inflated prices for final products. The Soviet government attempted to regulate the process of engaging craftsmen in the fulfilment of state orders by transforming the structures in charge of these issues several times. In practice, this led to an even greater disorganisation. Moreover, local authorities could not keep up with the huge number of new decrees coming from the top. The situation was made worse by irregularities in the provision of materials, tools, and financing to craftsmen. As a result, in order to win the civil war, the Soviet government made a radical decision to move to the direct mobilisation of artisans who, in a situation of complete economic decline, were ready to work in any conditions. As a result, by the end of “war communism’” the most widespread types of small-scale production were those related to military needs. |
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| spelling | doaj-art-0ff4cd4490fe4a2f9b023b3dbeb917862025-08-20T02:26:40ZrusUral Federal University PressИзвестия Уральского федерального университета. Серия 2: Гуманитарные науки2227-22832587-69292025-03-0127110.15826/izv2.2025.27.1.0155737Soviet Mobilisation of Handicraft Industry during the Civil War (Based on the Materials of Tambov Province)Valery Vladimirovich Kanishchev0Georgiy Sergeevich Makhrachev1Тамбовский государственный университет им. Г. Р. Державина, ТамбовТамбовский государственный университет им. Г. Р. Державина, ТамбовThis study is devoted to the mobilisation of small producers by the Soviet authorities to solve state tasks in a crisis period of history, during the years of the civil war. The article reveals the implementation of state orders. During the first stages of the Soviet state, the issues of handicraft production fell under the jurisdiction of the Supreme Council of National Economy and the People’s Commissariat for Agriculture, and more particularly, their local departments. The unsatisfactorily organised work of these agencies was aggravated by the desire of local governments to attract craftsmen to solve their own problems. There was no control over the volume of orders and budgets, which led to the emergence of false cooperatives, exploitation of craftsmen, and inflated prices for final products. The Soviet government attempted to regulate the process of engaging craftsmen in the fulfilment of state orders by transforming the structures in charge of these issues several times. In practice, this led to an even greater disorganisation. Moreover, local authorities could not keep up with the huge number of new decrees coming from the top. The situation was made worse by irregularities in the provision of materials, tools, and financing to craftsmen. As a result, in order to win the civil war, the Soviet government made a radical decision to move to the direct mobilisation of artisans who, in a situation of complete economic decline, were ready to work in any conditions. As a result, by the end of “war communism’” the most widespread types of small-scale production were those related to military needs.https://journals.urfu.ru/index.php/Izvestia2/article/view/8659крестьянегражданская война«военный коммунизм»красная армиякустарные промыслыкооперациятамбовская губерния |
| spellingShingle | Valery Vladimirovich Kanishchev Georgiy Sergeevich Makhrachev Soviet Mobilisation of Handicraft Industry during the Civil War (Based on the Materials of Tambov Province) Известия Уральского федерального университета. Серия 2: Гуманитарные науки крестьяне гражданская война «военный коммунизм» красная армия кустарные промыслы кооперация тамбовская губерния |
| title | Soviet Mobilisation of Handicraft Industry during the Civil War (Based on the Materials of Tambov Province) |
| title_full | Soviet Mobilisation of Handicraft Industry during the Civil War (Based on the Materials of Tambov Province) |
| title_fullStr | Soviet Mobilisation of Handicraft Industry during the Civil War (Based on the Materials of Tambov Province) |
| title_full_unstemmed | Soviet Mobilisation of Handicraft Industry during the Civil War (Based on the Materials of Tambov Province) |
| title_short | Soviet Mobilisation of Handicraft Industry during the Civil War (Based on the Materials of Tambov Province) |
| title_sort | soviet mobilisation of handicraft industry during the civil war based on the materials of tambov province |
| topic | крестьяне гражданская война «военный коммунизм» красная армия кустарные промыслы кооперация тамбовская губерния |
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