THE INFLUENCE OF THE DONBASS ZEMSTVOS ON "SALOON BUSINESS" IN THE DONBASS REGION AS A SOURCE OF BUDGET REPLENISHMENT AND THE FIGHT AGAINST ALCOHOLISM

The materials of Ekaterinoslav province’s the Bakhmut and Mariupol counties statistics on the number of commercial Wine and Spirits profile establishments, excise duties and taxes collection to the local Zemstvos and Dumas budgets, "saloon business" legal regulation by the Zemstvos and the role of the police are studied in the article. The Zemstvo’s assessment of dangers of heavy drinking and numerous attempts to struggle with alcoholism, management and alcohol trade bans during the late 19th century and the 1st World War are analyzed in the article.