History and Development of "Voluntary People''s Druzhina" as a Form of Modern Volunteer Movement in Russia
The article describes the main stages of formation of the Voluntary People's Druzhina, including certain periods: Tsarist Russia, the period after the October Revolution, the Great Patriotic War, the period after the war until 1990. It also includes the characteristics of Voluntary People's Druzhina's development as one of the forms of volunteer movement in Russia from 1991 to the present time. It also defines the essence and structure of the Voluntary People's Druzhina as a form of volunteering.