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A new system of elected assemblies at the provincial and Introduc- county levels
was introduced in 1864. These assemblies, tion of known as zemstvos, were
elected by all classes including the the peasants, although the landowning
nobility ...
A new system of elected assemblies at the provincial and Introduc- county levels
was introduced in 1864. These assemblies, tion of known as zemstvos, were
elected by all classes including the the peasants, although the landowning
nobility ...
Page 98
The Soviet of Workers' Deputies of an autonomous oblast is elected, also from a
single slate, by its citizens for a two-year term. The regional and territorial Soviets
of workers' deputies, Soviets of workers' deputies of national okruga, towns, the ...
The Soviet of Workers' Deputies of an autonomous oblast is elected, also from a
single slate, by its citizens for a two-year term. The regional and territorial Soviets
of workers' deputies, Soviets of workers' deputies of national okruga, towns, the ...
Page 207
The 1970 Commission on Future Political Status recommended that the present
status be retained but that the governor and senate be elected. An unofficial
delegate to the Congress of the United States was elected in 1970. Apart from
Swains ...
The 1970 Commission on Future Political Status recommended that the present
status be retained but that the governor and senate be elected. An unofficial
delegate to the Congress of the United States was elected in 1970. Apart from
Swains ...
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| Title | The New Encyclopaedia Britannica Volume 1 of The New Encyclopædia Britannica |
| Author | Philip W Goetz |
| Edition | 15, illustrated, reprint |
| Publisher | Encyclopaedia Britannica, 1982 |
| ISBN | 0852293879, 9780852293874 |
| Subjects | Encyclopedias and dictionaries |
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