Russian local government during the war and the Union of Zemstvos

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Identifikator:: 1794855874

URN:: urn:nbn:de:zbw-retromon-179223

Document type:: Monograph

Author:: Polner, Tichon I. http://d-nb.info/gnd/172311195

Title:: Russian local government during the war and the Union of Zemstvos

Place of publication:: New Haven

Publisher:: Yale Univ. Press

Year of publication:: 1930

Scope:: XXV, 317 S.

Digitisation:: 2022

Collection:: Economics Books

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Title:: Chapter V. The Zemstvos and the Zemstvo Union

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36 THE ZEMSTVOS DURING THE WAR the trenches, equipping it with the munitions of war, manufacturing shells, constructing fortified positions, and so on. . . . Unfortunately, however, we observe no collaboration between the Government and the people, and it is our duty to tell this to the Government very plainly. The conference resolved, concurrently with the conference of the Union of Towns, to send a special deputation to the Emperor, to inform him of the imminent danger of a fatal rupture of that inmer unity which should exist between the people and the Government. . . . This menace can be averted only by a reform of the Government, which will be strong only if it enjoys the confidence of the country and is supported by the legitimate representatives of the people. The deputation was not received by the Emperor, and the next conference, convoked in December, 1915, was not even permitted to assemble. It was only on March 12-15, 1916, that the zemstvo leaders were at last able to meet. This conference was attended by 165 representatives. They noted once more that Russia is experiencing great and continuous anxiety regarding the cause of victory, as the result of the shortcomings of our political life . . . for the signs of internal decay in the government administration are constantly multiplying, and, up to now, the differences between the Government and the public have only increased. The last warning that the conference of the Zemstvo Union was able to address to the Government was on December 9, 1916. Im- mediately after adopting its resolution, the congress was dispersed by the Government and prevented even from attending to its regu- lar and urgent business, while the Bulletin of the Union was pro- hibited from printing the resolution. Local Feelings. A majority of the provincial zemstvo assemblies had supported he action of the Union in urging the convocation of the Duma and the need of a new government enjoying the confidence of the people, as early as the close of 1915. Thus, the provincial assembly of Tver declared that it was necessary to have “codrdination in the actions of the Government and the public,” that “victory over the enemy will be possible only with a Government enjoying the confidence of the

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