"Манифест о вольности" и служба дворянства в XVIII столетии

Studying the famous “Manifesto” issued by the Emperor Peter III in 1762, the author analyzes its influence on the Russian nobility’s fortunes in the 18th century. Based on enormous archival and published sources Faizova represents the realization of the manifesto in the practice of state service of the various noble groups, its after-effect for their social evolution and the reaction of the noblemen to their “liberation” from the obligatory military or civilian service. As a Supplement are published 6 statistic tables. Bibliography.