A History of Russian Law: From the Council Code (Ulozhenie) of Tsar Aleksei Mikhailovich of 1649 to the Bolshevik Revolution of 1917

by Ferdinand J. M. Feldbrugge

This book examines the development of Russian law from 1649 (the Council Code of Tsar Aleksei Mikhailovich) up to the Bolshevik Revolution of 1917. Most of what happened during this eventful period found reflection in legislation and was in fact brought about by legislation. This applies to the fundamental reforms of the Russian state by Peter the Great, the abolition of serfdom and the agricultural reforms of the 1860's, the creation of a modern...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 9004523049
• ISBN13: 9789004523043
• Release Date: October 2022
• Publisher: Brill Nijhoff
• Length: 456 Pages