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This is the first full account of the development of rural self-government in Russia from the emancipation of the serfs to its bureaucratisation in the counter-reforms of 1889-90. Professor Pearson challenges the conventional view of the counter-reforms as a concession to gentry class interests and a reaction against 'zemstvo' political activity.Pearson, Thomas S. is the author of 'Russian Officialdom in Crisis Autocracy and Local Self-Government, 1861-1900' with ISBN 9780521361279 and ISBN 0521361273.
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