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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