Society for nobles (1682-1725)

Question 1

Who were the boyars?

Answer 1

Russian aristocracy and service nobility

Question 2

What was Peters aim for social classes?

Answer 2

To be dependant on the state

Question 3

What did Peter intro. in 1705?

Answer 3

Western dress

Question 4

When and what was the Law of Inheritance?

Answer 4

(1714) forbade splitting of estate with sons so that they would join the service state

Question 5

Nobles authority over serfs by the end of Peter?

Answer 5

more authority due to the soul tax

Question 6

Surface vs Reality for nobles

Answer 6

Surface: nobility was westernised and beards became old-fashioned
Reality: superficial cultural western reforms covered deeply ingrained very russian attitudes

Question 7

What was the service state like by the end of Peter?

Answer 7

more organised that before and worked with land-owning nobility
Service state was beaurocracy which would confer stability to his successors

Question 8

When was Charter of nobility?

Answer 8

1785

Question 9

What did the Charter do for gov?

Answer 9

recognised informal provincial assmeblies of nobles
assemblies right to ‘register’ those who they considered of noble rank

Question 10

What did the Charter do for noble rights?

Answer 10

could:
travel abroad
enter foreign service
buy serf villages

Question 11

What did the charter free nobles from?

Answer 11

compulsory state service
personal tax
corporal punishments

Question 12

opinions on Charter being revolutionary?

Answer 12

good: instituted civil rights
bad: privilege to tiny minority
no service = no autocracy
serf were possessions

Question 13

Opinions on Charter nor revolutionary?

Answer 13

could be revoked at any time
didn’t restrict the promotion of commoners to noble status through the Table of Ranks
Didnt change nobles existing rights over serfs

Question 14

What was service state like after Peter?

Answer 14

Imperial service continued to be attractive + eco. essential career path
But lacked competent trained personnel, inefficient and corrupt

Question 15

Westernisation to nobles in epoch of palace coups?

Answer 15

vodka –> wine
honey –> sugar

Question 16

Anna’s reforms to service state?

Answer 16

• compulsory naval service abolished
• (1731) nobles collect serfs poll tax
• (1736) age into state service from 15 to 20
• lowered years of service from life to 25yrs
• 2 + sons to manage estate (but still be called for civil service)

Question 17

Elizabeth opinions over nobles?

Answer 17

Noble monopoly = distilling alcohol
–> more interested in dresses
–> didnt remove obligation to service state

Question 18

What and when was Manifesto fo Freedom of Nobility?

Answer 18

(1762) Peter III –> ended compulsory service

Question 19

What was state service like in 1762?

Answer 19

State service was socially proper occupation
needed salary
90% officers in battle of bordino in 1812 were nobles

Question 20

What did emancipation of nobles mean?

Answer 20

COntrol over serfs

Question 21

Table of Ranks by 1762?

Answer 21

Gone by 1762
–> towards eradication of service state although eco. need and social expectation stopped that

Question 22

What would codification comission in 1754 could of come to?

Answer 22

Ended complustory state service but was more focused on 7 years war