Food supply of Kuban during the First World War

Introduction . Logistical support during the war is one of the main conditions for maintaining the country’s combat capability. Unfortunately, in modern historiography, this problem is only superficially touched upon, thus the modern researcher is faced with a scarcity of information. The problems that arose during the First World War in the Kuban, related to the shortage of workers, speculation on goods, the discontent of residents of the region and the measures taken by the authorities to prevent mass riots have been considered in the research. The goal of the research is to analyze the state of food supply in the Kuban region during the First World War. The materials and methods. The research methods are chronological, content-analytical, qualitative interpretation of the text, and retrospective. The material base of the study was based on archival documents of various types reflecting the functioning of the economic system of the region during the war period. Among the key sources were documents of the State Archive of the Russian Federation; as weel as, documents of the State Archive of the Krasnodar Territory and newspaper releases. The results of the research . The use of these methods and the involvement of a wide range of sources has ensured the reliability of the conclusions and the high scientific significance of the research. Discussion and conclusion . A study of the food supply of Kuban during the First World War has revealed a wide range of problems related to the functioning of the agricultural sector in the context of a large-scale armed conflict. The main focus is on the causes of the food crisis, measures taken by the state and local governments, as well as the consequences of wars for regional management.