Changes In Local Gov’t Under Alexander III

Question 1

What were the land captains Alexander III introduced

Answer 1

-new state ‘land captain’ created 1889
-had power to override elections to zemstvo + village assemblies
-could disregard zemstvo decisions
-made responsible for law enforcement in countryside
-could ignore normal judicial process by overturning court judgements

Question 2

What was the act in 1890 + what did it change

Answer 2

-changed election arrangements for zemstva to reduce peasants’ vote
-placed zemstva under central gov’t control which channelled efforts away from, political discussion to social services
-June 1892 electorate in towns reduced to owners of property + mayors + members of town councils became state employees