Author: Thomas S. Pearson
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
ISBN: 9780521894463
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 312
Book Description
This is the first full account of the development of rural self-government in Russia from the emancipation of the serfs to its bureaucratisation in the counter-reforms of 1889-90. Professor Pearson challenges the conventional view of the counter-reforms as a concession to gentry class interests and a reaction against 'zemstvo' political activity.