Local Government
6 important questions on Local Government
Why was a new local government system needed in Russia after 1861?
What was decided on for the new system of local government?
What did the organisation of the Zemstva reveal about Alexander's II mindset to reform according to Watts?
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Who persuaded Alexander II to limit the local assemblies to be innocuous organs of the central government?
What elements of the Zemstva meant they were a failure in terms of liberal democratic reform in Russia?
- Zemstva presidents were appointed rather than elected
- zemstva weren't allowed to levy taxes
- preponderance of the nobility in the zemstva (unfair weighting) meant that the aristocracy retained their local authority
What were the successes of Local Government reform?
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