Volunteering in Russia: pages of history and current trends of development

In the context of modern general cultural, socioeconomic and political processes, the unique historical experience of Russia's social self-organization and volunteering movement, which was formed in different historical periods that determined specific organizational forms, content and areas of activity, is extremely relevant. The author of the book under review presents a holistic and in-depth study of the current domestic model of the volunteering movement. The study is based on the use of a bulk of archival and other documentary materials. The main emphasis in the book is placed on the sociohistorical features of the development of volunteering in Russia and on the analysis of the activities of volunteers in various spheres and areas of public life of modern Russian society.