Vologda Regional Union of Consumer Societies home news Oblpotrebsoyuz Sale Prices Vacancies Photo gallery Home / Districts / Oshta consumer society Oshta consumer society Chairman of the Council: Svetlana Anatolyevna Avericheva Contacts Address : 162910, Vytegorsky district, s. Oshta, Sovetskaya st., 15 Phone : (8-817-46) 4-71-90 E- mail mail : oshtinskoeSelpo@yandex.ru History Oshta consumer society was formed on April 19, 1870 in the village. Oshta, Lodeynopolsky district of Olonets province. By the decision of the members of the peasant society, the consumer society was named "Mutual Benefit". In the Petersburg and Moscow press, the name "The First Peasant Consumer Society" in Russia was assigned to it. There were 132 shareholders, with a capital of 1626 rubles. Trade was organized. Every year Afanasyevskaya, National Team, Sredokrestnaya, Nikolskaya fairs were held in Oshta. Not every county and even provincial town could boast of such a number of fairs. Since 1937, Oshta became a regional center, and the region became part of the Vologda region. The Oshta consumer society expanded the scope of its work and soon became the foremost in the field. On January 01, 1941, it had 1521 shareholders. During the war, the village was burned to the ground. However, despite the difficulties of the post-war period associated with the clearance of the territory and the restoration of the destroyed economy, already in 1946. Oshta general store is reviving again. In the mid-50s, the general store was headed by Ivan Trofimovich Vaskin, the former head of mine clearance. Under him, the construction of new stores, housing, and vegetable stores was carried out at an accelerated pace. In the spring of 1966, the collective of the Oshta farm, the winner of the socialist competition in honor of the 23rd Congress of the CPSU, was awarded the Red Banner for eternal storage. In May 1971 Martynova Nina Grigorievna was elected the chairman of the general store. She worked until 2000. Her contribution to the development of society can be judged at least because she was elected a delegate to the eleventh congress of consumer cooperation of the USSR, and was awarded the honorary title “Honored Worker of Trade of the Russian Federation. Included in the Book of Glory of the Vologda Region. From 2000 to 2010 the general store was headed by an experienced and competent leader Zoya Egorovna Medvedeva. Over the years of its fruitful work, three additional stores were built. Since September 2010, she took up the post of chairman of OV Anukhina. There are seven shops, a canteen and a bakery in total. Thanks to the efforts made in the village, a canteen is still operating. The workers themselves prepare potatoes, carrots, beets, and wild plants. Few in the area can boast of having their own bakery. The bakery products are baked there of good quality. Apart from kneading, the work is done manually. Oshta bread is known far beyond the village. The bread is baked to the level of the previous year with an increasing one. The general store still retains its own small subsidiary farm - it is engaged in raising pigs. There is a great demand for piglets - milkmen. In the first half of 2011, 80 heads were sold. As of today, there are two cars "Gas" and "Kamaz" in stock. Two friendly drivers are working. The goods are delivered from Vologda and Petrozavodsk. As of January 1, 2011, there are 485 shareholders in the general store, share capital is 415 thousand rubles. The average statistical composition of workers is 43 people, almost half of them are young people. Over the past period, we have passed a glorious career, there have been ups and downs, but with honor we have borne all the difficulties and hardships on our shoulders, preserving unity, solidarity and solidarity. Over the years, there have been many changes for the better. And above all, care for people, satisfaction of their material and cultural needs, disinterested charity have always been inherent in the Oshta general store. It is especially needed now by the villagers. And the collective of the consumer society strives to prove it in practice. When distributing the annual profit, sponsorship is planned annually for children. garden, school, Council of Veterans. To help overcome poverty and lack of spirituality in the rural outback, to revive faith in the future of Russia, namely: helping the population with transport - travel to the regional center, delivery of bulky goods to the buyer, selling goods on credit, the ability to lend a helping hand at a difficult moment in life. Considerable attention is paid to working with personnel and member-shareholders, improving the culture of serving the population, developing and improving the material and technical base. News | Regional Consumer Union | Contacts | All rights reserved © Oblpotrebsoyuz, 2012