For the common good and their own well-being : social estates in Imperial Russia /

Every subject in the Russian Empire had an official place in society marked by his or her social estate, or soslovie. These sosloviia (noble, peasant, merchant, and many others) were usually inherited and defined the rights, opportunities, and duties of individuals. This book looks at the many ways...

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1. Verfasser:
Smith, Alison Karen
Format:
Elektronisch E-Book
Sprache:
Englisch
Veröffentlicht:
New York : Oxford University Press, 2014.
Zusammenfassung:
Every subject in the Russian Empire had an official place in society marked by his or her social estate, or soslovie. These sosloviia (noble, peasant, merchant, and many others) were usually inherited and defined the rights, opportunities, and duties of individuals. This book looks at the many ways that soslovie could affect individual lives and have meaning, then traces the legislation and administration of soslovie from the early eighteenth century to the early twentieth century.
Umfang:
1 online resource (291 p.)
Anmerkungen:
Description based upon print version of record.
Anmerkungen:
English
Bibliografie:
Includes bibliographical references and index.
ISBN:
0-19-021242-X
0-19-093962-1
0-19-021559-3
0-19-997818-2
Schlagworte:
Estates (Social orders) > Russia > History > 18th century.
Estates (Social orders) > Russia > History > 19th century.
Peasants > Russia > History.
Group identity > Russia > History.
Community life > Russia > History.
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