Artel was a voluntary self-organized union of people, workmen"s cooperative association. This book is a collection of studies on the history of the Russian artel as a unique form of work and social relations in the 19th-early 20th centuries. The authors study the origins of this form, its relations with other forms, typology of artels. This book covers both historical and social aspects of artel, including typical Russian artels. (0.675 kg.) Also available on the subject: Russkaia Artel (2013).