Labor market regulation in Eastern Russia in 1918–1922: Institutional factors, mechanisms, and outcomes

This article uses archival documents and periodical publications to analyze the impact of Civil War on labor market in regions Eastern Russia. It considers key institutions such as legislation, infrastructure (labor exchanges, unemployment funds, professional entrepreneurship organizations), contracts. has been established that there was continuity regulatory framework management tools between Provisional Government anti-Bolshevik governments. The study shows challenges shortcomings managing hiring dismissal processes by soft methods given deep economic crisis. supply backed extensive cohorts prisoners war, refugees, foreign workers, which contributed a drop rates. government sought stabilize situation reinforcing transactional barriers reduce employment. Russia subjected regionalization localization.