History A-Level
Statute of Provincial Administration
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The 1775 reform that tightened noble authority over the provinces and entrenched noble power.
Topics that use Statute of Provincial Administration
- 1E Russia in the Age of Absolutism and Enlightenment, 1682–1796 (A-level only) – Catherine the Great and Russia, 1762–1796 (AQA A-Level)
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