Olonets Zemstvo in the political life of the Russian Empire (1867-1913)

The government assigned economic functions to the zemstvo institutions, but contrary to all expectations the zemstvos engaged in “politics” and by the beginning of the 20th century had become an active political force. In this context “the political aspect” of activity of Olonets zemstvo being a pec...

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Main Author: Badanov Vadim Georgiyevich
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Language:English
Published: Institute of Modern Humanitarian Researches 2025-04-01
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Online Access:https://st-hum.ru/en/node/1387/
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description The government assigned economic functions to the zemstvo institutions, but contrary to all expectations the zemstvos engaged in “politics” and by the beginning of the 20th century had become an active political force. In this context “the political aspect” of activity of Olonets zemstvo being a peculiar one because it didn’t become the conductor of liberal ideas as the majority of the Russian Empire zemstvos is under considerable interest. Throughout the entire period of its existence (1867-1918) it was the zemstvo of pragmatists and realists. The territorial movement here, unlike other territorial provinces, was loyal in relation to the government and took firm conservative and guarding positions up to March, 1917.
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spellingShingle Badanov Vadim Georgiyevich
Olonets Zemstvo in the political life of the Russian Empire (1867-1913)
Studia Humanitatis
zemstvo self-government
political aspect
zemstvo
local community
provincial culture
russian zemstvo education
title Olonets Zemstvo in the political life of the Russian Empire (1867-1913)
title_full Olonets Zemstvo in the political life of the Russian Empire (1867-1913)
title_fullStr Olonets Zemstvo in the political life of the Russian Empire (1867-1913)
title_full_unstemmed Olonets Zemstvo in the political life of the Russian Empire (1867-1913)
title_short Olonets Zemstvo in the political life of the Russian Empire (1867-1913)
title_sort olonets zemstvo in the political life of the russian empire 1867 1913
topic zemstvo self-government
political aspect
zemstvo
local community
provincial culture
russian zemstvo education
url https://st-hum.ru/en/node/1387/
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