TY - BOOK AU - LeDonne,John P. TI - Ruling Russia: Politics and Administration in the Age of Absolutism, 1762-1796 T2 - Studies of the Harriman Institute, Columbia University SN - 9780691612102 AV - JN6524 -- L42 1984eb U1 - 947.06 PY - 2014///] CY - Princeton, NJ : PB - Princeton University Press, KW - Administrative agencies -- Russia -- History -- 18th century KW - Administrative agencies -- Russia -- History -- 18th century.;Executive departments -- Russia -- History -- 18th century.;Russia -- Politics and government -- 1689-1801.;Russia -- History -- Catherine II, 1762-1796 KW - Administrative agencies KW - Russia KW - History KW - 18th century KW - Executive departments -- Russia -- History -- 18th century KW - Executive departments KW - Russia -- History -- Catherine II, 1762-1796 KW - Russia -- Politics and government -- 1689-1801 KW - HISTORY / Russia & the Former Soviet Union KW - bisacsh N1 - Frontmatter --; Preface --; Table Of Contents --; Abbreviations --; Part I. The Setting --; Chapter I. The Issues --; Chapter II. The Imperial Government, 1762-1774 --; Chapter III. The Imperial Government, 1774-796 --; Part II. The Police --; Chapter I. Police Organization --; Chapter II. The Jurisdiction Of The Police --; Chapter III. The Powers Of The Police --; Part III. The Judiciary --; Chapter I. Judicial Organization --; Chapter II. Judicial Procedure --; Chapter III. Punishments --; Part IV. Financial Administration --; Chapter I. Financial Agencies --; Chapter II. The Expenditure Budget --; Chapter III. The Revenue Budget --; Part V. The Administration Of The Borderlands --; Chapter I. Introduction --; Chapter II. The Eastern Borderlands --; Chapter III. The Southern Borderlands --; Chapter IV. The Western Borderlands --; Conclusion --; Appendices --; Glossary --; Bibliography --; Index --; Backmatter; restricted access; Issued also in print N2 - This book explores thoroughly the reforms of Russian administration from 1775 to 1785, this work also reaches beyond Catherine's reign to challenge established opinions on the nature of eighteenth-century Russian government and the autocracy of the tsars.Originally published in 1984.The Princeton Legacy Library uses the latest print-on-demand technology to again make available previously out-of-print books from the distinguished backlist of Princeton University Press. These editions preserve the original texts of these important books while presenting them in durable paperback and hardcover editions. The goal of the Princeton Legacy Library is to vastly increase access to the rich scholarly heritage found in the thousands of books published by Princeton University Press since its founding in 1905 UR - https://doi.org/10.1515/9781400855780 UR - https://www.degruyter.com/isbn/9781400855780 UR - https://www.degruyter.com/cover/covers/9781400855780.jpg ER -