Russian officialdom : the bureaucratization of Russian society from the seventeenth to the twentieth century

The purpose of these eleven scholars is to give the Russian official a distinct identity, to describe him in terms of the society from which he emerged, and to summarize the experience that rendered him ever more indispensable as the government became more complex. Quantitative data is skillfully integrated into the analysis of more than ten thousand official careers spanning some thirty decades, adding new theoretical and methodological dimensions to Russian historical studies. Originally published in 1980. A UNC Press Enduring Edition -- UNC Press Enduring Editions use the latest in digital technology to make available again books from our distinguished backlist that were previously out of print. These editions are published unaltered from the original, and are presented in affordable paperback formats, bringing readers both historical and cultural value. Officialdom And Bureaucratization / Don Karl Rowney And Walter M. Pintner -- Seventeenth-century Chanceries And Their Staffs / Borivoj Plavsic -- The Origins Of The Noble Official : The Boyar Elite, 1613-1689 / Robert O. Crummey -- Social And Career Characteristics Of The Administrative Elite, 1689-1761 / Brenda Meehan-waters -- Eighteenth-century Nobiliary Career Patterns And Provincial Government / Robert D. Givens -- The Emergence Of A Military-administrative Elite In The Don Cossack Land, 1708-1836 / Bruce W. Menning -- Chiny, Ordena, And Officialdom / Helju Aulik Bennett -- The Evolution Of Civil Officialdom, 1755-1855 ; Civil Officialdom And The Nobility In The 1850's / Walter M. Pintner -- High Officials In The Ministry Of Internal Affairs, 1855-1881 / Daniel T. Orlovsky -- Organizational Change And Social Adaptation : The Pre-revolutionary Ministry Of Internal Affairs / Don Karl Rowney -- Administration For Development : The Emerging Bureaucratic Elite, 1920-1930 / Stephen Sternheimer -- Evolution Of Leadership Selection In The Central Committee, 1917-1927 / Robert V. Daniels -- Officialdom And Bureaucratization / Walter M. Pintner And Don Karl Rowney. Edited By Walter Mckenzie Pintner And Don Karl Rowney ; Contributors, Helju Aulik Bennett ... [et Al.]. Includes Index. Bibliography: P. 381-386.