Russian Peasants and Tsarist Legislation on the Eve of Reform - Interaction between Peasants and Officialdom, 1825-1855 (Paperback, 1st ed. 1992)

This study examines the interaction of peasant and official Russia in the period prior to the reforms of 1861. In a series of case studies the issues of communication and understanding between the peasantry and officialdom, peasant aims and behavioural patterns are explored.