Ruling Russia: Politics and Administration in the Age of Absolutism, 1762-1796

xvi, 410 pp. 8vo. CONTENTS: Preface; Abbreviations; THE SETTING: The Issues; The Imperial Government, 1762-1774: The Political Leadership, Senate and Colleges, Governors and Voevodas, Local Government; The Imperial Government, 1774-1796: The New Political Leadership; Governor General and Governor; The Procuracy; Local Society and the Reform; THE POLICE: Police Organization: Central Agencies; Local Agencies; Police Forces; The Jurisdiction of the Police: The Political Police; General Administration; The Powers of the Police: Denunciations and Passports, Powers of Executive Police, Summary Powers, Remedies; THE JUDICIARY: Judicial Organization: Central Agencies, Local Agencies and the Reform, The New Gubernia Judiciary; Judicial Procedure: In the Lower Courts, Appellate Procedure, The Appellate Jurisdiction of the Senate; Punishments: The Death Penalty, Corporal Punishment, Banishment, Other Penalties; FINANCIAL ADMINISTRATION: Financial Agencies: Central Agencies, Local Agencies, The Reform; The Expenditure Budget: The Three Budgets, Budgetary Procedure: The Civilian Budget, The Military Budget; The Revenue Budget: Preparation, Major Sources of Revenue, Financing the Deficit; THE ADMINISTRATION OF THE BORDERLANDS: Introduction; The Eastern Borderlands: Siberia, The Orenburg Territory; The Southern Borderlands: The Southeast, New Russia and the Crimea, Little Russia; The Western Borderlands: Bielorussia, The Baltic Provinces, The Annexations of 1793-1795; Conclusion; Appendices; Glossary; Bibliography; Index.