Statute concerning the Administration of the Alien Peoples (inorodtsy)
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4/2024
SUMMARY:
This is a complete English translation of the 1822 Statute concerning the Administration of the Alien Peoples. Prepared under the auspices of Mikhail Speransky for the native peoples of Siberia, the document provided for their integration into imperial statehood as a distinctive legal estate while generally preserving and protecting their ways of life.