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

Year: 2025

Type: article

Abstract: 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.

Source: DOAJ (DOAJ: Directory of Open Access Journals)

Author: Badanov Vadim Georgiyevich

Institution: The Russian Presidential Academy of National Economy and Public Administration

Language: English

Topic: Soviet and Russian History

Subfield: Political Science and International Relations

Field: Social Sciences

Domain: Social Sciences

SDG: Peace, justice, and strong institutions

Open Access status: green

OpenAlex ID: W7023537931

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