Ruling Russia : politics and administration in the Age of Absolutism, 1762-1796 /

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. The Princ...

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Main Author: LeDonne, John P., 1935- (Author, http://id.loc.gov/vocabulary/relators/aut)
Corporate Author: De Gruyter
Format: Book
Language:English
Published: Princeton, NJ : Princeton University Press, [2014]
Princeton, New Jersey : [1984]
Edition:Course Book
Series:Studies of the Harriman Institute ; 665
Studies of the Harriman Institute
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Table of Contents:
  • Cover ; Part I. The Setting ; Part II. The Police ; Part III. The Judiciary ; Part IV. Financial Administration ; The Reform ; Part V. The Administration of the Borderlands
  • Frontmatter
  • Preface
  • Table Of Contents
  • Abbreviations
  • Part I. The Setting
  • Chapter I. The Issues
  • Chapter II. The Imperial Government, 1762-1774
  • Chapter III. The Imperial Government, 1774-796
  • Part II. The Police
  • Chapter I. Police Organization
  • Chapter II. The Jurisdiction Of The Police
  • Chapter III. The Powers Of The Police
  • Part III. The Judiciary
  • Chapter I. Judicial Organization
  • Chapter II. Judicial Procedure
  • Chapter III. Punishments
  • Part IV. Financial Administration
  • Chapter I. Financial Agencies
  • Chapter II. The Expenditure Budget
  • Chapter III. The Revenue Budget
  • Part V. The Administration Of The Borderlands
  • Chapter I. Introduction
  • Chapter II. The Eastern Borderlands
  • Chapter III. The Southern Borderlands
  • Chapter IV. The Western Borderlands
  • Conclusion
  • Appendices
  • Glossary
  • Bibliography
  • Index
  • Backmatter