Zemstvos
The zemstvos was a form of local government that was instituted during the great liberal reforms performed in Imperial Russia by Alexander II of Russia. And the first Zemstvo laws were put into effect in 1864. After the October Revolution of 1917, the Zemstvo system was shut down and replaced by a system of workers' councils. The nobles were given more weight in voting for a zemstvo, as evidenced by the fact that 74% of the Zemstvo members were nobles, even though nobles were 1.3% of the population. This uneven distribution of members created tension between Russian peasants and nobles as there was a highly uneven distribution of power.
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A representative local council that were established by Alexander II in 1864. They were given the legal authority to make local improvements in education, healthcare and social policy. Most zemstva were dominated by conservative or liberal nobles so were mildly reformist but not revolutionary.
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