In the year of the 75th anniversary of the Victory in the Great Patriotic War, 1941War, -1945 the study of the history of the feat of the Soviet people acquires special relevance and serves to preserve historical memory. The authors set the goal-to reveal the characteristic features of the activity of the consumer cooperation system in difficult conditions of the military pore. The research used genetic, comparative, systemic methods, as well as an institutional approach. Based on the analysis of archival documents, published sources and literary materials, the article reflects some areas of activity of the Chuvashpotrebsoyuz during the Great Patriotic War. Cooperators of Chuvashia made a possible contribution to strengthening the country's defense capabilities. A significant number of employees of cooperative organizations were drafted into the army, significant material resources (vehicles, buildings, structures, etc.) were allocated to the needs of defense. Cooperators of Chuvashia took an active part in the construction of defensive structures on the Sursky frontier and Kazan bypass in the winter of 1941-1942. Small workshops and workshops of consumer cooperation mastered the production of goods necessary for the army and the population. Cooperative organizations increased their own production and purchases of agricultural products and raw materials. All the activities of consumer societies of the republic were aimed at improving and strengthening the financial economy by fully mobilizing funds, which made it possible not only to provide financing for their
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