Part 1 The peasantry and official Russia: introduction; communication from official Russia to the peasantry - official channels, unofficial channels; communication from the peasantry to official Russia. Part 2 Peasant flight to the north Caucasus and legislation on the settlement of the region in the 1830s and 1840s: introduction; law and practice on fugitive peasants; legislation on the settlement of the north Caucasus in the 1830s and 1840s - legislation on the settlement of the Caucasus line, legislation on the settlement of the North - East coast of the Black Sea; peasant flights to the Caucasus line, 1830-1833; peasant flights to the North-East Coast of the Black Sea, 1833-1837; peasant flight to the North Caucasus after 1837; conclusion. Part 3 The peasantry and the limited reforms of serfdom of the 1840s: the decree of 1842 on obliged peasants; the decree of 1847 on the redemption of estates being sold by auction; peasant volunteers for military service during the Crimean War; the volunteer phenomenon in 1854; misunderstanding legislation - peasants aims, mentalite and behaviour - the causes and significance of peasants' misunderstandings, peasants' aims and aspirations, peasant mentalite and behavioural patterns.
