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Catherine the Great's treatment of the Russian nobility has usually been regarded as dictated by court politics or her personal predilections. Citing new archival sources, Robert Jones shows that her redefinition and reorganization of the Russian nobility were in fact motivated by reasons of state. In 1762, Peter III had "emancipated" the nobility



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*Frontmatter, pg. i*Preface, pg. v*Acknowledgments, pg. ix*Contents, pg. xi*Abbreviations, pg. 1*I. The Russian Nobility from Peter the Great to Peter III, pg. 3*II. The "Emancipated" Nobility, pg. 39*III. The Politics of Usurpation, pg. 91*IV. The Legislative Commission, pg. 123*V. Bureaucratic Absolutism 1762-1774, pg. 164*VI. The Provincial Reform of 1775, pg. 210*VII. The State and the Nobility 1775-1785, pg. 244*VIII. The Resolution of the Problem, pg. 273*Bibliography, pg. 300*Index, pg. 313

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      Publisher: Princeton University Press
      Publication Date: Publication Date: 08/03/2015
      ISBN13: 9780691619088, 978-0691619088
      ISBN10: 0691619085

      Description

      Book Synopsis

      Catherine the Great's treatment of the Russian nobility has usually been regarded as dictated by court politics or her personal predilections. Citing new archival sources, Robert Jones shows that her redefinition and reorganization of the Russian nobility were in fact motivated by reasons of state. In 1762, Peter III had "emancipated" the nobility



      Table of Contents
      *Frontmatter, pg. i*Preface, pg. v*Acknowledgments, pg. ix*Contents, pg. xi*Abbreviations, pg. 1*I. The Russian Nobility from Peter the Great to Peter III, pg. 3*II. The "Emancipated" Nobility, pg. 39*III. The Politics of Usurpation, pg. 91*IV. The Legislative Commission, pg. 123*V. Bureaucratic Absolutism 1762-1774, pg. 164*VI. The Provincial Reform of 1775, pg. 210*VII. The State and the Nobility 1775-1785, pg. 244*VIII. The Resolution of the Problem, pg. 273*Bibliography, pg. 300*Index, pg. 313

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