The Meeting of 21–22 November, 1915, about the Reception and Accommodation of Refugees in the Irkutsk Governorate General
https://doi.org/10.21603/2078-8975-2018-3-20-26
Abstract
The article features the meeting held on November 21–22, 1915, where representatives of the authorities, municipal and public organizations discussed the issues of assistance to World War I refugees on the territory of the Irkutsk Governorate General. The study is based on the previously unstudied meeting minutes and the newspaper reports and describes the participants, the main issues, and the results of the discussion. The research made it obvious that initially the authorities did not plan to accommodate the refugees in such a remote region but were forced to redirect them farther east because the western regions were overcrowded. The cities of Eastern Siberiadid not have time to prepare for such a massive resettlement. The migrants were hastily resettled, provided with rations and medical assistance. The money, however minimal and irregular, came mostly from the government, the department of migration, the All-Russian Union of
Cities, and local charitable organizations. At the meeting, it was proposed to set up a general Siberian Committee for Assistance to Refugees, to organize local refugee departments, and assign all expenses to the state.
About the Author
O. M. Dolidovich
Siberian Federal University
Russian Federation
Russian Federation
Olesya M. Dolidovich
79, Svobodny Ave., Krasnoyarsk, 660041
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Dolidovich O.M. The Meeting of 21–22 November, 1915, about the Reception and Accommodation of Refugees in the Irkutsk Governorate General. The Bulletin of Kemerovo State University. 2018;(3):20-26. (In Russ.) https://doi.org/10.21603/2078-8975-2018-3-20-26
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