1864AmbassadorIgnatyev
Appointed Ambassador of Turkey
Historical records for Russia in 1864, rendered directly from the World History Database and ordered by month, day and event.
Appointed Ambassador of Turkey
Creates elected district and provincial zemstvo institutions alongside existing local communal administration.
Extends local self-government through elected district and provincial zemstvo assemblies.
The zemstvo electoral system gives substantial influence to the landowning nobility.
Russian victory over remaining Circassian resistance effectively ends the long Caucasian War.
Zemstvo institutions assume responsibilities for local health, welfare, roads, and education.
Encourages Serbs & Bulgarians in their unsuccesful revolts against Turkish rule
Encourages Serbs & Bulgarians in their unsuccesful revolts against Turkish rule
Approves judicial statutes creating a more independent and professional court system.
Supports the reorganisation of the empire into military districts to improve administration and mobilisation.
Introduces public and oral court proceedings as part of the judicial reforms.
Judicial reform introduces public trials, professional courts, and trial by jury as part of the Great Reforms.
Introduces trial by jury for major criminal cases under the new judicial system.
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.
The idea of Zemstvo is elaborated by Nikolay Milyutin, and the first Zemstvo laws are promulgated in 1864. A form of local Government instituted during the great liberal reforms performed in Imperial Russia by Alexander II of Russia
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