The influence of left parties on the cooperative movement in Europe (the first third of the XXth century)

The specific features of the development of cooperative movement in the countries of Central and Eastern Europe (the first third of the XXth century) are investigated in this article. The place of cooperation in the socio-political and socio-economic life of the region is considered. Unfortunately, the problem of the development of cooperative movement in the countries of Central and South-Eastern Europe during the interwar period has not arisen proper interest in the contemporary history science of CIS countries.