VYATKA DISTRICT ZEMSTVO POST: ORGANIZATION AND SPECIFICS FROM THE LATE 1860s TO THE EARLY 1900s
Vyatka district zemstvo post was established in December 1868. It was relegated from police supervision to Zemskaya Uprava. Zemstvo post establishment became necessary to connect Vyatka and the countryside. There wasn’t the state post in the countryside. Vyatka district territory was divided into two post regions. Each region had postmen. The period of Vyatka zemstvo post establishment peaked in the late 1860s - early 1870s. The amount of simple correspondence was small. Vyatka zemstvo post experienced rapid growth from 1890s to the early 1900s. The number of private letters, periodical press, parcels, registered and money orders increased significantly. Vyatka district zemstvo was interested in the state post development in order to relieve zemstvo budget and increase the availability of postal communications. In 1910-1912s Zemskaya Uprava has developed a project to expand the network of state postal institutions with the financial support of the zemstvo. The project realization allowed eliminating Vyatka district zemstvo post in August 1913.