Ruling Russia: Politics and Administration in the Age of Absolutism, 1762-1796

John P. LeDonne

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Ruling Russia

Politics and Administration in the Age of Absolutism, 1762-1796

John P. LeDonne

Language: English

Published/Copyright: 1984

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This book explores thoroughly the reforms of Russian administration from 1775 to 1785, this work also reaches beyond Catherine's reign to challenge established opinions on the nature of eighteenth-century Russian government and the autocracy of the tsars.

Originally published in 1984.

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Table Of Contents Publicly Available Download PDF	xi
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Part I. The Setting
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Part II. The Police
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Part IV. Financial Administration
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Part V. The Administration Of The Borderlands
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Nobility; Peasant; Governor-general; Tax; Jurisdiction; Little Russia; Imperial Government; Ukase; Serfdom; College of War; Great Russia; First Department; Legislation; Central Russia; Salary; Vodka; Ruble; House of correction; Raznochintsy; Benefit of clergy; Potemkin village; The Two Cultures; Police state; Repnin; New class; Table of Ranks; Political revolution; Ivan Osterman; Warfare; Central government; Hofmarschall; Richard Pipes; Old Believers; Second Partition of Poland; Time of Troubles; Third Partition of Poland; Secret police; Matvei; Capital punishment; First Partition of Poland; Grand duchy; Felony; Ukrainian line; Hetman; Sumptuary law; Siberian Cossacks; Bashkirs; Russians; Platon Zubov; Original intent; Nakaz; Workhouse; Alexander Shuvalov; Unfree labour; NEE; Bureaucrat; Denisov; New Departure (Democrats); Divine right of kings; Assignat; Vassal; Reprisal; State crime; College of Justice; Commissary; Russian nobility; Ruling class; Fraud; Mikhail Shcherbatov; Circassians

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