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12 Angry Peasants
Author: Tamara Eidelman
Translator: Nora Favorov
Russian Life: Nov/Dec 2009
Department: Russian Calendar
Page: 26 ( 3) pages
Summary: In November 1864, Alexander II introduced jury trials to Russia. It had countless unintended effects and led to a 70-year hiatus in the practice, only recently resurrected.
This article appeared in the Nov/Dec 2009 issue of Russian Life. The text of this article is not available online.
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