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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 | |