Wokół genezy administracji lokalnej w Wielkim Księstwie Litewskim: uwagi i propozycje
On the Genesis of Local Administration in the Grand Duchy of Lithuania: Remarks and Proposals

Summary/Abstract: The article presents both the problem of genesis of the local administration in the Grand Duchy of Lithuania in 1789 and postulates for further research. The archival sources make it possible to reveal the complexity of the process of its establishment. The increased number of troops caused serious strains on the state budget and this led to a search for effective ways of implementing the current state policy. The structures of civil-military commissions of order resembled the model combining a native system of governmental authorities with some features of modern administration.

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