The Tsar's Viceroys : Russian Provincial Governors in the Last Years of the Empire /

Wrestling with a would-be assassin, inspecting the toilets in a rural prison, responding to a challenge from his mistress's enraged husband--all these matters could be part of a Russian provincial governor's day. More often, he was entangled in administrative routine, troubled by a steady...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor principal: Robbins, Richard G. (Autor)
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Ithaca, NY : Cornell University Press, [2019]
Temas:
1894-1917
Local government > Russia.
Governors > Russia.
History.
Administration locale > Russie.
Gouverneurs > Russie.
HISTORY / Russia & the Former Soviet Union.
HISTORY / Europe / Russia & the Former Soviet Union
Governors
Local government
Politics and government
Russia > Politics and government > 1894-1917.
Russie > Politique et gouvernement > 1894-1917.
Russia
Acceso en línea:Texto completo
Tabla de Contenidos:
  • Frontmatter
  • CONTENTS
  • Preface
  • Author's Notes
  • 1. Introduction
  • 2. Fifty Good Governors
  • 3. It Comes with the Territory
  • 4. Viceroy and Flunky
  • 5. Prisoner of the Clerks
  • 6. The Issue of Their Charm
  • 7. Persuaders-in-Chief
  • 8. Instruments of Force
  • 9. Their Compulsory Game
  • 10. Conclusions
  • Glossary
  • Bibliography
  • Index

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