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Russian Peasants and Tsarist Legislation on the Eve of Reform

Interaction between Peasants and Officialdom, 1825–1855

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  • © 1992

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Authors:
  1. David Moon

    1. Department of History, The University of Newcastle upon Tyne, UK

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Part of the book series: Studies in Soviet History and Society (SSHS)

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Table of contents (6 chapters)

  1. Front Matter

    Pages i-xvii
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  2. Introduction

    • David Moon
    Pages 1-7

  3. The Peasantry and Official Russia

    • David Moon
    Pages 8-22

  4. Peasant Flight to the North Caucasus and Legislation on the Settlement of the Region in the 1830s and 1840s

    • David Moon
    Pages 23-61

  5. The Peasantry and the Limited Reforms of Serfdom of the 1840s

    • David Moon
    Pages 62-112

  6. Peasant Volunteers for Military Service during the Crimean War

    • David Moon
    Pages 113-164

  7. ‘Misunderstanding’ Legislation: Peasants’ Aims, Mentalité and Behaviour

    • David Moon
    Pages 165-181

  8. Back Matter

    Pages 182-249
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This study examines the interaction of peasant and official Russia in the period prior to the reforms of 1861. In a series of case studies the issues of communication and understanding between the peasantry and officialdom, peasant aims and behavioural patterns are explored.

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  • Department of History, The University of Newcastle upon Tyne, UK

    David Moon

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