Activities of Zemstvo Establishments in Chernihiv Province in providing the army with food, fodder and equipment during the First World War

The purpose of the publication is to find out the contribution of zemstvo institutions of the Chernihiv province to providing the army with food, fodder and equipment during the First World War. Research methods are selected in accordance with the purpose. Principles of historicism, objectivity and systematicity, general scientific methods of description and analysis were used. The scientific novelty lies in the fact that information introduced into scientific circulation helps significantly supplement the history of zemstvos with new points to comprehend the features of their activities during the First World War. Conclusions. Zemstvo institutions of the Chernihiv province played an essential role in providing for the army. Thanks to cooperation with public authorities and the All-Russian Zemstvo Union, zemstvos supplied various equipment, food and feed. During the war, zemstvo people continued to act in the interests of the local population, opposed low purchase prices, requisitions, and other state initiatives that could negatively affect the province's economic situation. At the same time, procurement operations and further delivery of products were complicated by poor communication between government authorities, corruption on the roads, conflict situations between the governor and zemstvo officials, members of the Special Extraordinary Meeting. However, despite all the imperfection of the conditions of activity, zemstvos managed to become an influential institution in the system of providing for the army, which managed to combine the successful implementation of the strategic tasks of supporting the troops and the preservation of relative social and economic stability in the province. Further study of the local specifics of zemstvo initiatives during the First World War will contribute to the formation of a scientific picture of the multi-vector activities of local zemstvo governments and its results