TO THE QUESTION OF THE COMPONENTS OF THE RUSSIAN NOBLEMAN’S STATUS (ON THE EXAMPLE OF OFFICIALS OF THE KHARKOV PROVINCE, WHO ACHIEVED THE 8TH RANK)
Journal Title: «Приватне та публічне право» - Year 2018, Vol 2, Issue
Abstract
At the end of the 18th century, the russian nobility finally became a privileged estate. Formally, all the nobles had equal rights. But in their environment there was an internal hierarchy. The place of a nobleman in this hierarchy determined his social status. The study of the components of this status is the purpose of this article. We believe that the main components of the status of a nobleman were his rank and condition of a property. An important element of the status of the nobleman was a rank. Another important element was the number of serf peasants. We tried to find out the interrelatedness of the rank of a nobleman and his property status. In doing so, we used the data of the Genealogical book of the nobility of the Kharkov Province. The book opens up great opportunities for the researcher, since it contains information on both the rank and the number of serfs that the nobleman possessed. We analyzed the records in the third part of the book. In this part, officials with a rank not lower than the eighth grade were recorded, according to the Table of Ranks. We found out that among the officials of a sufficiently high rank, there were many rather poor noblemen (48%). For example, the Knight of the Order of St. Vladimir, State Councilor Vasyl Kramarenkov, despite his high rank, had only 15 serfs. The Knight of the Orders of St. George and St. Vladimir Major Dmitry Markovich had only 12 serfs and was considered not rich. Many officials improved their financial situation by obtaining a dowry. For example, Major Pilip Podgoricani-Petrovich did not ha ve serfs until he received 157 serfs in dowry. A lot of similar examples give us grounds for the conclusion that the material condition of a nobleman was not always dependent on his rank. At the same time, affiliation with a wealthy and influential noble family often conditioned the career success of its representatives.
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М. А. Михайліченко
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