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Paperback The Emancipation of Russian Nobility, 1762-1785 Book

ISBN: 0691619085

ISBN13: 9780691619088

The Emancipation of Russian Nobility, 1762-1785

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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 from obligatory state service, and in the early years of her reign Catherine attempted to...

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