Abstract:

In the article the peculiarities of organization of food supply in Russia in the conditions of the 1917 revolution. Special attention is paid to the relations of market forces, represented by the cooperative movement, and administrative structures – in the face of food committees. It is shown how the regulatory and legal framework of cooperation activity was formed and the conditions of its real functioning were formed.

Keywords: cooperative organizations, revolution of 1917, Provisional government, food Committee, credit partnerships.