Zemstvo


one of a system of elected local -ssemblies established in 1864 by alexander ii to replace the authority of the n-bles in administering local affairs after the abolition of serfdom: became the core of the liberal movement from 1905 to 1917.
historical examples

russia donald mackenzie wallace
the house with the mezzanine and other stories anton tchekoff
the darling and other stories anton chekhov
letters of anton chekhov anton chekhov
letters of anton chekhov anton chekhov
reminiscences of anton chekhov maxim gorky
the house with the mezzanine and other stories anton tchekoff
our revolution leon trotzky
the russian opera rosa newmarch
russia donald mackenzie wallace

noun (pl) -stvos
(in tsarist russia) an elective provincial or district council established in most provinces of russia by alexander ii in 1864 as part of his reform policy

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