Results for Zemstvo

Definitions of Zemstvo:

A local Russian elective body, managing local affairs, such as roads, schools, charity, etc.

Usage examples for Zemstvo:

• 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