This article analyses the circumstances behind decision to provide material assistance “impoverished” Georgian nobility by ruling authorities of Russian Empire in 1870s–1890s. The Caucasian Governor-General, Grand Duke Mikhail Nikolaevich raised issue 1878 connection with uncovered large debt some nobles Transcaucasian Order Public Charity. Governor-General asked add up 3 million roubles pointi...

This article considers the history of conflict resolution between different classes Taurida population late eighteenth and first quarter nineteenth centuries. The contentions arose because land redistribution after annexation Crimea by Russian Empire. Another purpose this is to consider Commission as a specific institution state power, which was created solve most difficult problems public admi...

The article reveals an aspect of the history sejmiks Kyiv, Bratslav, and Chernihiv voivodeships in exile during early reign August II Polish Lithuanian Commonwealth years 1698–1699. This was when two pacification Sejms were convened new king tried to calm civil confrontation country after split election time Interregnum Jan III Sobieski died. In 1698–1699, all three held Volodymyr Volyn Voivode...

With the conversion to Christianity in Theodosian age, Roman aristocracy projected their class ideology and self-representation into conception of religious sanctity vision Afterlife. On a literary level, this gives rise an eschatological imagery which holy souls are nobility ‘notables’ ( proceres ) eternal res publica , they constitute ‘heavenly senate’ caelestis curia seated around throne God...

The aim of this article is to present the view Polish rulers by nobility Polish-Lithuanian Commonwealth in eighteenth century. These reflections were based on silva rerum books written century, containing separate sections history Kingdom. As printed works, there a noticeable slow change manner descriptiveness – abandonment factual information favour an attempt evaluate ruler and times his reig...