STATE-LEGAL INTERACTION OF CREDIT LEGISLATION AND ARTISANAL POLICY IN PRE-REVOLUTIONARY RUSSIA

Abstract

The peasant reform of 1861 brought to life the intensive development of handicrafts in the rural population. The popular initiative found support in the Russian government, was enshrined in law, and was called artisanal policy. The article explores the basic changes in Russian legislation and the main directions of government activity in the field of cooperation in the artisanal industry of the second half of the 19th and early 20th centuries. Particular attention is paid to highlighting the achievements and problems of handicraft-encouraging activities of the state in the southern provinces, the analysis of the effectiveness of administrative and legal methods in the process of modernization of handicrafts in the post-reform period. The contribution of the agrarian reform of the government of P. A. Stolypin to the development of manufacturing industries is examined. The results of a study of the state of credit legislation, a study of the historical experience of the Russian state in the handicraft industry of this period are summarized.