Social composition of first district Zemstvo assemblies of Tauride province (1866–1869)

Abstract

The article deals with the question of the social composition of the Zemstvo bodies of the Tauride province during their formation. The first elections to County Zemstvo assemblies are investigated and the influence of the property qualification principle on the electoral process and the formation of Zemstvo bodies is reflected the regional specifics of the districts of the Tauride province and its significance in the social representation of Zemstvo vowels are shown. In conclusion, information is provided on the percentage of social classes in the Zemstvo bodies for the three electoral Curia and the dominant role of the nobles in the assemblies of the first three years

Keywords

• zemstvo assemblies
• social composition
• election
• electoral curia
• electoral process
• nobles
• peasants
• tauride province