| Description |
ix, 278 pages ; 24 cm |
| Summary |
"This book shows how the imperial Russian system of social estates (sosloviia), which derived from the government's need to categorize and rank its subjects, held power over individual identities and life choices in Russia throughout the eighteenth and nineteenth centuries. Though in part modeled on the orders of old regime Europe, also called estates, the Russian system had its own peculiarities, two of which include the imprecision in the (oft changing) laws of its rules and procedures, allowing for endless interpretations and realignments, and its stamina, not being swept away until the Bolshevik Revolution of 1917. For the imperial state, estates were a means of making the population productive; for individuals, they were a source not only of individual identity, but of community, in ways at times demanding and at times supportive"--Provided by publisher. |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references (pages 259-273) and index. |
| Contents |
The meaning of soslovie -- Legal standards and administrative reality : local interests and central ideals in the 18th century -- The freedom to choose and the right to refuse -- Communities and individuals : soslovie societies and their members -- The death and life of sosloviia in the post-reform empire -- The evolution of collective responsibility -- Soslovie in context : life stories -- Conclusion -- Appendix: Archival sources. |
| Subject |
Estates (Social orders) -- Russia -- History -- 18th century.
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Estates (Social orders) |
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Russia. |
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History. |
| Chronological Term |
18th century |
| Subject |
Estates (Social orders) -- Russia -- History -- 19th century.
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| Chronological Term |
19th century |
| Subject |
Peasants -- Russia -- History.
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Peasants. |
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Community life -- Russia -- History.
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Community life. |
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Group identity -- Russia -- History.
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Group identity. |
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Taxation -- Social aspects -- Russia -- History.
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Taxation -- Social aspects. |
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Taxation. |
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Russia -- Social life and customs -- 1533-1917.
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Manners and customs. |
| Chronological Term |
1533-1917 |
| Subject |
Russia -- Social conditions -- 18th century.
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Social conditions. |
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Russia -- Social conditions -- 1801-1917.
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| Chronological Term |
1801-1917 |
| Subject |
Russia -- Social policy.
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Social policy. |
| ISBN |
0190939621 (paperback) |
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9780190939625 (paperback) |
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