Rumyantsev, P.A. Formation and the results of the reform of the local government bodies at the time of transfer to the democratic republic.

Abstract: During the transition period between the February Revolution and the October Revolution of 1917, at the local level there was a process of formation of various bodies of government both state and social. This article is devoted to their formation, reformation, and interaction while fi ghting for power. Various balance of interests predefi ned differences in structures of government bodies in various provinces of the Volga region. Much attention is paid to legal characteristics of county government and formation of its system. The author also defi nes the key results of reform of local government bodies at the time of the transfer to the Russian Republic.

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