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| List of Table and Map | |
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| Introduction to the Series | |
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| Note on Translations | |
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| Author's Acknowledgements | |
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| Publisher's Acknowledgements | |
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| Chronology | |
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| Map | |
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| Background | |
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| Introduction | |
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| Historians and the Abolition of Serfdom | |
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| The Structure of the Book | |
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| Analysis | |
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| Serfdom In The Russian Empire | |
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| The Russian State, the Nobility and Serfdom | |
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| Serfdom in the Western Borderlands of the Russian Empire | |
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| Noble Estates and the Peasant Villanges | |
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| Conclusion | |
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| A Crisis Of Serfdom? An Economic Crisis? 'The Peasant Movement.' Conclusion | |
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| Further Causes Of Reform And Abolition | |
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| Humanitarian Considerations | |
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| State Interests | |
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| Relations between the State and Nobility | |
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| The Decembrist Revolt | |
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| Conclusion | |
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| Rural Reforms, 1762-1855 | |
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| Catherine the Great, the Nobility and Serfdom | |
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| Protection | |
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| Limited Reforms of Serfdom in Russia, 1801-48 | |
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| Reforms of Serfdom in the Western Borderlands | |
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| Reforms of the Appanage and State Peasants | |
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| Conclusion | |
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| Military Reform And The Crimean War | |
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| The Need for Military Reform | |
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| Military Settlements | |
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| Indefinite Leave and the Creation of Reserves | |
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| The Crimean War, 1853-56 | |
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| From Defeat to Reform | |
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| Conclusion | |
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| Preparing To Abolish Serfdom, 1856-61 | |
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| Tentative First Steps | |
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| The Government's First Programme | |
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| The Provincial Committees of Noble Estate Owners | |
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| The Government's Second Programme | |
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| The Editing Commissions | |
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| Final Hurdles | |
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| The Terms of The Abolition Of Serfdom | |
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| The Statues on the Abolition of Serfdom | |
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| The Two-Year Transitional Period | |
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| Temporary Obligation | |
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| The Redemption Operation | |
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| The Proclamation on the Abolition of Serfdom | |
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| Conclusion | |
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| Responses And Implementation, 1861-63 | |
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| The Tsar, his Brother and the Government | |
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| The Intelligentsia | |
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| The Nobility | |
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| The Peasantry | |
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| Implementation | |
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| Popular Monarchism | |
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| Conclusion | |
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| The Reform Process, 1863-1907 | |
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| Temporary Obligation | |
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| The Redemption Operation | |
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| The End of the Reform Process | |
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| Comparisons | |
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| Conclusion | |
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| The Impact Of The Abolition Of Serfdom | |
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| The Wider Context | |
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| Estate Owner-Peasant Relations | |
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| Peasant Agriculture | |
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| Peasant Living Standards | |
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| The Position of the Nobility | |
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| Public Opinion | |
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| Conclusion | |
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| Conclusions And Assessments | |
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| Abolition and Aftermath | |
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| Document | |
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| Who's Who | |
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| Guide to Further Reading | |
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| Bibliography | |
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| Index | |