Dynastic legislation of Emperor Alexander III
https://doi.org/10.20310/1810-0201-2022-27-2-491-504
Abstract
We examine issues related to the history of Russian dynastic legislation and its reforms carried out during the reign of Alexander III. In the works of specialists dedicated to the personality and rule of this emperor, the topic of dynastic transformations is not sufficiently highlighted, or even completely bypassed. To fill this gap is the purpose of this study. In this regard, it seems necessary to understand how the dynastic laws of the Russian Empire operated, why and when there was a need to change them, how the work on this change proceeded, whose resistance the reform faced and, finally, what results it led. The source base for this study was materials from the funds of the State Archive of the Russian Federation, normative and legal acts presented in the Complete Collection of Laws of the Russian Empire, the Code of Laws of the Russian Empire and the Collection of Legalizations and Orders of the Government, published memoirs and diaries of participants in the events, in particular, members of the Imperial family and prominent dignitaries such as A.A. Polovtsov, S.Y. Witte and some others. As a result of studying these sources, the author of the article comes to the conclusion that the dynastic reforms of Alexander III are the most important milestone in the evolution of Russian dynastic law, and also belong to the number of significant, but undeservedly neglected, events of his reign.
About the Author
D. S. Bartashev
State Academic University for the Humanities
Russian Federation
Russian Federation
Dmitrii S. Bartashev, Senior Lecturer of Foreign Regional Studies Department
26 Maronovskiy per., Moscow 119049
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Bartashev D.S. Dynastic legislation of Emperor Alexander III. Tambov University Review. Series: Humanities. 2022;27(2):491-504. (In Russ.) https://doi.org/10.20310/1810-0201-2022-27-2-491-504
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