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Three Sisters Dramaturgy Page:Russia Around 1900--The State |
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Local Government1775 to the 1860s: The crown administration headed by a governor is the dominant form at the provincial level as well as in urban administration. This is supplemented by a charity board consisting of elected representatives from the nobility, townspeople, and the peasantry, which is responsible for matters of education and social welfare. 1860s-1917: The crown administration is slightly modified. The Boards of Social Welfare are abolished in the 1860s and 1870s and their responsibilities are transferred to the newly created organs of self-government--the city dumas. Urban and rural police administration headed by an officer appointed from the local nobility by the governor. [vol. 1, p. 147] source: A Social History of Imperial Russia 1700-1917. Military ServiceBefore 1793, soldiers' service term was lifelong. In the early 1870s it was reduced to 7 years; in 1874, to 6 years; in 1876 to 5 years; and in 1905 to 3 years. The rank and file soldiers were peasants or artisans; officers came from the nobility. In 1874 the duty of the taxable classes to select and provide army recruits was replaced by universal military service. [vol. 2, p. 165] source: A Social History of Imperial Russia 1700-1917 Military Uniforms
Local parties of Kuban Cossack Army: chief-officer in parade uniform, sergeant major and private in parade and casual uniform, 1884 Source: Russian Military Uniforms, images of the Russian army before 1917 |
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