Local politics in Catherine's Russia : The Gorokhov case

In: Cahiers du monde russe et soviétique, Band 27, Heft 2, S. 153-171

Abstract

John P. Le donne, Local politics in Catherine's Russia: the Gorokov case.
Local politics is a neglected topic in Russian history. This article describes the evolution of a suit filed by a former voevoda against noblemen of Vologda province, who had accused him of violating the laws and taking bribes. The suit provides interesting information about judicial procedures, but it shows above all the means by which the local nobility was able to defend its interests through its control of the courts.