Alexander II1864
Creates zemstvo institutions as part of the wider programme of administrative reform.
Russia · Government / Government of Russia. Chronological records rendered directly from the World History Database.
Creates zemstvo institutions as part of the wider programme of administrative reform.
District and provincial zemstvo assemblies become a new tier of elected local government.
Introduces elected zemstvo bodies for local administration in districts and provinces.
The zemstvo electoral system gives the nobility greater representation than its share of the population.
Zemstvo assemblies elect executive boards responsible for carrying out local decisions.
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