Local Government

6 important questions on Local Government

Why was a new local government system needed in Russia after 1861?

The Edict of Emancipation meant that patriarchal authority in the form of the Landlords was got rid so Russia needed a new way to govern the provinces

What was decided on for the new system of local government?

District and provincial zemstva (local assemblies)

What did the organisation of the Zemstva reveal about Alexander's II mindset to reform according to Watts?

Their conservative nature revealed that Alexander II didn't want any reform which threatened or diluted his traditional autocratic power.
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Who persuaded Alexander II to limit the local assemblies to be innocuous organs of the central government?

reactionary faction of the bureaucracy headed by the Minister of the Interior, P. A. Valuev

What elements of the Zemstva meant they were a failure in terms of liberal democratic reform in Russia?

  1. Zemstva presidents were appointed rather than elected
  2. zemstva weren't allowed to levy taxes
  3. 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?

Zemstva operated successfully in small scope given to them especially in providing local services, particularly education

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