The system of elected bodies of local self-government in the Russian Empire was represented at the lowest level by the mir and the volost and was continued, so far as the 34 Guberniyas (governorates) of old Russia were concerned, in the elective district and provincial assemblies (zemstvo). The goal of the zemstvo reform was the creation of local organs of self-government …

zemstvo, organ of rural self-government in the Russian Empire and Ukraine; established in 1864 to provide social and economic services, it became a significant liberal influence within imperial Russia. Zemstvos existed on two levels, the uyezd (canton) and the province; the uyezd assemblies, composed of delegates representing the individual landed proprietors and the …

May 17, 2018 · Zemstvo was a system of local self-government used in a number of regions in the European part of Russia from 1864 to 1918. It was instituted as a result of the zemstvo reform of January 1, 1864. This reform introduced an electoral self-governing body, elected from all class groups ( soslovii ), in districts and provinces.

zemstvo noun zemst· vo ˈzem (p)st- (ˌ)vō -və plural zemstvos : one of the district and provincial assemblies established in Russia in 1864 Word History Etymology Russian; akin to Russian …

zemstvo / ( ˈzɛmstvəʊ, Russian ˈzjɛmstvə) / noun plural -stvos (in tsarist Russia) an elective provincial or district council established in most provinces of Russia by Alexander II in 1864 as part of his reform policy Word Origin for zemstvo C19: from Russian, from zemlya land; related to Latin humus earth, Greek khamai on the ground

zemstvo zĕmst´vō [ key] [Rus., from zemlya =land], local assembly that functioned as a body of provincial self-government in Russia from 1864 to 1917. The introduction of the zemstvo system was one of the major liberal reforms in the reign of Alexander II. Each district elected representatives, who had control over education, public health, roads, and aid to agriculture …

Zemstvo [Земство]. A gubernia and county institution for municipal self- government that existed in most European gubernias of the Russian Empire from 1865 until the Bolshevik Revolution of 1917. Under pressure from liberal nobles and the intelligentsia, Tsar Alexander II confirmed the Zemstvo Statute on 1 January 1864.