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Book SynopsisState Service in Sixteenth Century Novgorod is about the first century of the legal development of the pomestie established by Ivan III after the conquest of Novgorod. The cadasters from the two provinces (Shelonskaia and Vodskaia) with the highest concentration of pomesties showed most remained in the original landlord''s family. The acquisition of additional land from deceased family members and the exchanges for land near other relatives without the state''s prior permission is evidence of its recognition of the family''s interest in the land. Although the turnover was higher after the 1550s, most estates no longer in the original families'' possession were abandoned or confiscated by Ivan IV''s oprichniks. Since patrimonial votchinas were confiscated too, the higher turnover is evidence of the tsar''s fear of treason rather than the pomestie''s conditionality. The continuing possession of most Vodskaia tax units held in pomestie tenure in 1582 by the original landlords'' families e
Trade ReviewHis monograph succeeded in becoming both a good read and a reliable reference volume. His conclusions are coherent and appear unimpeachably correct.... Hammond has performed yet another useful role by demonstrating that statistical research into sixteenth-century Russian history can illuminate that epoch as much as it can for the seventeenth century. -- Peter B. Brown * The Russian Review, April 2009 *
Reviewed in the publication. * Canadian Slavonic Papers, December, 2009 *
Table of ContentsChapter 1 Chapter One: Introduction Chapter 2 Chapter Two: The Exchange and Acquisition of Additional Land in Early Sixteenth Century Shelonskaia Province Chapter 3 Chapter Three: The Inheritability of the Early Sixteenth Century Shelonskaia Pomestie Chapter 4 Chapter Four: The Revisionary Cadaster of 1552 and the Mid-Century Shelonskaia Pomestie Chapter 5 Chapter Five: The Cadaster of 1571 and the Shelonskaia Pomesties of Novgorod District Chapter 6 Chapter Six: The Cadaster of 1576 and the Shelonskaia Pomesties of Porkhov District Chapter 7 Chapter Seven: The Exchange and Acquisition of Additional Land in Early Sixteenth Century Vodskaia Province Chapter 8 Chapter Eight: The Inheritability of the Early Sixteenth Century Vodskaia Pomestie Chapter 9 Chapter Nine: The Cadaster of 1582 and the Later Sixteenth Century Vodskaia Pomestie Chapter 10 Chapter Ten: Conclusion
