Published: 2016-04-27

The Council of State (1810–1917). From a subsidiary authority of Russian emperors to the upper house of parliament

Dariusz Szpoper
The Opole Studies in Administration and Law
Section: Articles
DOI https://doi.org/10.25167/osap.1558

Abstract

The article is devoted to the Council of State (Gosudarstvenny soviet) of the Russian Empire. The author presents an evolution of the state authority. Over the years of its operation it played the role of institution that advised the emperor on the legislative matters. A very important moment in the history of this institution was 1906, when the authority became the upper house of the Russian parliament. In this article the author presents the structure of the State Council and its staff composition, including participation of Poles and Lithuanians in its work.

Keywords:

Russian Empire, Council of State, upper-house of parliament

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Szpoper, D. (2016). The Council of State (1810–1917). From a subsidiary authority of Russian emperors to the upper house of parliament. The Opole Studies in Administration and Law, 14(2), 91–117. https://doi.org/10.25167/osap.1558

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