The history of the nobility in Russia

In the book of the historian M.T. Yablochkova, written in the 70s of the XIX century, traces the formation and development of the Russian nobility from the very foundations of the Russian state, from princely associates and boyars of ancient Russia to the abolition of serfdom. Based on genuine documents of different eras, the author with many exciting details tells how the noble estate developed and developed in Russia, what property and personal rights possessed and what his duties were to the king and the fatherland. Particular attention is paid to the role and significance of the nobility in each historical period as the advanced class of Russian society, as the top of the domestic history, as an unchanged support of Russian statehood, because, as stated in the manifesto of Emperor Alexander I: "noble nobility is our faithful strong fence, as well, a true strong fence, The mind and soul of the people, from ancient times brave, since ancient times, repeated experiments proved, inaccessible devotion and love for the king and the Fatherland. "