State and Industry Congresses Business in Russia in the Late XIX - Early XX Century: Problems and Cooperation Mechanisms[Государство И Отраслевые Съезды Предпринимателей В России В Конце Хiх – Начале Хх В: Проблемы И Механизмы Взаимодействия]

Prepared material traces the main stages of the formation of representative business organizations, representing the interests of the mining and processing industries, as well as transport. Arisen from the top, according to the government's initiative is mainly at the stage of economic modernization in the XIX-XX centuries. In the form of sectoral conventions, these organizations have become the leading form of representation of the interests of the business community in the state. The present study focuses on the analysis of the main areas of development, the identification of problems of interaction and the formation mechanisms of cooperation between state authorities and representative organizations of employers on behalf of their vanguard - the national and the regional and sectoral conventions at the turn of XIX-XX centuries. The conclusion is that, despite a number of features, these organizations were adequate form of representation of Russian business interests. They carry out certain functions of an intermediary between the state and the business community and laid the foundations of the social partnership system.