Emancipation of the Serfs in Russia - Peace Arbitrators and the Development of Civil Society

Informationen zum Autor Roxanne Easley is associate professor of history at Central Washington University. She has published articles in Slavic Review and Tolstoy Studies Journal on political culture during the Russian Great Reforms. She is presently preparing a manuscript on people of mixed ethnic heritage in Russian America. Klappentext In the wake of the disastrous Crimean War, the Russian autocracy completely renovated its most basic social, political and economic systems by emancipating some 23 million privately-owned serfs. This had enormous consequences for all aspects of Russian life, and profound effects on the course of Russian history. This book examines the emancipation of the serfs, focusing on the mechanisms used to enact the reforms and the implications for Russian politics and society in the long term. Because the autocracy lacked the necessary resources for the reform, it created new institutions with real powers and autonomy, particularly the mirovoi posrednik, or 'peace arbitrator'. The results of this strategy differed in practice from the authorities' original intentions. The new institutions invigorated Russian political life, introduced norms that challenged centuries-old customs and traditions, and fostered a nascent civil society, allowing Russia to follow the basic trajectory of Western European socio-political development. Zusammenfassung In the wake of the disastrous Crimean War, the Russian autocracy completely renovated its most basic social, political and economic systems by emancipating 23 million privately-owned serfs. This book examines the emancipation, describing how the reforms were instituted in practice, and exploring the profound implications for Russian politics and society. Inhaltsverzeichnis List of Tables Acknowledgements 1. Introduction 2. Gamble on the Peace Arbitrator 3. Appointment of the Peace Arbitrators 4. The Peace Arbitrators in the Field 5. The Peace Arbitrators and Public Opinion 6. Conclusion: Beyond the Peace Arbitrator, Bibliography ...

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• Authors: Roxanne Easley, Roxanne (Central Washington University Easley, Easley Roxanne
• Publisher: Taylor & Francis Ltd.
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 13.08.2008
• EAN: 9780415776394
• ISBN: 978-0-415-77639-4
• No. of pages: 240
• Series: BASEES/Routledge Series on Russian and East European Studies; BASEES/Routledge Series on Rus; BASEES/Routledge Series on Russian and East European Studies
• Subjects: Humanities, art, music > History; Modern history to 20th century: c 1700 to c 1900, European History, POLITICAL SCIENCE / General, HISTORY / General, SOCIAL SCIENCE / Regional Studies, HISTORY / Europe / Eastern, 19th century, c 1800 to c 1899, Politics & government, 18th century, c 1700 to c 1799, Regional Studies, Politics and government, Regional / International studies, Regional Geography, History and Archaeology, Sociology: work and labour, Slavery and abolition of slavery, SOCIAL SCIENCE / Cultural & Ethnic Studies / General