On Cooperation

Historical Context and Significance

The book «On Cooperation» by Vladimir Ilyich Lenin is an important work in which the author considers cooperation as a key element in building a socialist society. Lenin emphasizes that cooperation should become the foundation of an economic system capable of uniting the efforts of peasants and workers to achieve common goals. He sees cooperation as a means to overcome economic backwardness and create a new type of economy based on collective ownership and management. The historical significance of the book lies in its theoretical justification for the development of the cooperative movement in the Soviet Union, significantly influencing the country's economic policy in the 1920s. Its influence on culture manifested in the formation of a new social consciousness where collectivism and cooperation became important values. The book contributed to the spread of cooperative ideas beyond the USSR, impacting the international cooperative movement.