title: Retrospective Analysis Of Voluntary Organizations’ Role In Mitigating The Consequences Of Disasters
abstract: The article presents a retrospective analysis of the role of charitable, voluntary organizations in mitigating natural disasters in different historical periods (imperial, Soviet and modern). The authors attempt to take a comprehensive look at the evolution of the institutionalization of volunteerism in Russia. They analyse charitable activities involving assistance to victims in natural emergencies during the imperial, Soviet and modern periods. The research employed general scientific methods,
journal: The European Proceedings of Social & Behavioural Sciences