The meaning of soslovie -- Legal standards and administrative reality : local interests and central ideals in the 18th century -- The freedom to choose and the right to refuse -- Communities and individuals : soslovie societies and their members -- The death and life of sosloviia in the post-reform empire -- The evolution of collective responsibility -- Soslovie in context : life stories -- Conclusion -- Appendix: Archival sources
Summary
Every subject in the Russian Empire had an official place in society marked by his or her social estate, or soslovie. These sosloviia (noble, peasant, merchant, and many others) were usually inherited and defined the rights, opportunities, and duties of individuals. This book looks at the many ways that soslovie could affect individual lives and have meaning, then traces the legislation and administration of soslovie from the early eighteenth century to the early twentieth century
Bibliography
Includes bibliographical references and index
Notes
Online resource; title from home page (viewed on November 4, 2014)
