Don Atamans of the Age of “Great Reforms” (the 1860s – 1870s)

In article analyzes the positions and opinions of two Don Host atamans, P.Kh. Grabbe and A.L. Potapov, on the most important aspects of the government policy, carried out in the Don during the age of “Great reforms”. Their approach to administration is investigated through the comparison of the results of their activity. The article discovers the significance and consequences of steps, taken by atamans to resolve the key issues of social, political and economic development of the Oblast of the Don Cossack Host in the 1860s.

Source: Alexey A. Volvenko (2017). Don Atamans of the Age of “Great Reforms” (the 1860s – 1870s). Russkaya Starina. 8(1): 34-54

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