History of retail trade in Belarus. Volume one

The authors of the chapters of the monograph study retail trade in Belarus according to a single structural model. It consists of five main areas.

1. Analysis of historiography and sources.
2. An overview of the consumer market in which trade was formed and developed.
3. Conditions that traditionally existed or were created by the efforts of the authorities for the implementation of retail trade.
4. Retail itself, with a particular emphasis on the activities and skills of merchants.
5. Finally, an important actor in retail is also brought onto the stage - the consumer, with his or her relationship with retailers and role in the consumer market.

The first volume covers the period from the mid-13th century to 1861.

Under the scientific editorship of Professor Zakhar Shybeka
Scientific project coordinator Ratibor Biagun