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For the common good and their own well-being : social estates in Imperial Russia / Alison K. Smith.
Publisher: New York : Oxford University Press, 2014Description: 1 online resource.Content type: text Media type: computer Carrier type: online resourceISBN: 9780190215590 (ebook) :.Subject(s): Estates (Social orders) -- Russia -- History -- 18th century | Estates (Social orders) -- Russia -- History -- 19th century | Peasants -- Russia | Community life -- Russia | Group identity -- Russia | Taxation -- Social aspects -- Russia | Russia -- Social life and customs -- 1533-1917
| Russia -- Social conditions -- 18th century | Russia -- Social conditions -- 1801-1917 | Russia -- Social policyAdditional Physical Form: Print version : 9780199978175DDC classification: 306.094709033 Online resources: Oxford scholarship online Summary: 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.
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Includes bibliographical references and index.
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.
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