"Law" and "Citizen" in Russia of the second half of the 18th century: Essays on the history of public consciousness

The book discusses the legal representations of Russian society during the reign of Catherine the Great. Analyzing the complex interweaving of autocratic tradition and European education, the author reveals the meaning of the concepts present in the language of the second half of the 18th century. This allows you to trace the development of institutions of citizenship and citizenship in Russia. The study is based on a wide range of sources - legislative acts, journalism, diaries, correspondence, memoirs, petitions and fiction. Elena Marasinova is the author of books on the history of the consciousness of the Russian nobility and political history of Russia of the XVIII century