Results for Zemstvo
Definitions of Zemstvo:
part of speech: noun
A local Russian elective body, managing local affairs, such as roads, schools, charity, etc.
Usage examples for Zemstvo:
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If I were asked what he was like at first sight, I should say: " A Zemstvo doctor or a teacher of a provincial secondary school."
"Reminiscences of Anton Chekhov", Maxim Gorky Alexander Kuprin I. A. Bunin -
I was at a meeting of the Zemstvo Council at Sezpukhovo.
"Note-Book of Anton Chekhov", Anton Pavlovich Chekhov -
Let him come and see how our Zemstvo doctors work and what they do for the people.
"Reminiscences of Anton Chekhov", Maxim Gorky Alexander Kuprin I. A. Bunin -
The Zemstvo people were absent.
"Note-Book of Anton Chekhov", Anton Pavlovich Chekhov