FORUM: THE ELITE AND SOCIETY IN THE RUSSIAN EMPIRE FROM PAUL I TO NICHOLAS II

The authors reflect on the elite and society in the Russian Empire, in particular on the criteria for belonging to the elite; the mobility of the border between the elite and non-elite, and between different types of elites; the sources and mechanisms of elite replenishment; metropolitan and provincial elites; and related questions.

Elena I. Samartseva
Tula State Arms Museum
Oktiabrskaia ul. 2, Tula, 300002, Russia

Tula State University
Lenina pr. 92, Tula, 300012, Russia

Keywords: elite, Russian Empire, eighteenth century, nineteenth century, early twentieth century

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