Review of the activities of the Ministry of the Imperial Court and Appanages during the reign of the late Emperor ...

Review of the activities of the Ministry of the Imperial Court and Appanages during the reign of the late Emperor Alexander III (1881-1894) in Bose. Part 1. Book III.
St. Petersburg, Russia. Printing house Of the main administration of the Shire, 1901. 738, [6] p. Publisher's cover, enlarged format (18.8 x 29.2 cm). Good condition; the cover is worn and dirty, has minor tears, losses; moderate contamination of the title page; rare household and temporary spots; losses in the lower right corner of the last two pages that do not affect the text; the block is slightly slanted under its own weight.

[The Ministry of the Imperial Court is a state body of the Russian Empire, established on August 22 (September 3), 1826 under the name "Ministry of the Imperial Court and appanages". The Ministry United all parts of the court administration, outside the control of the Senate or any other higher institution. The Ministry was headed by the Minister of the Court, who was under the direct supervision of the Sovereign. The Minister of the Imperial Court received all orders directly from the Sovereign, and on matters requiring the Highest permission, he also had the right to report directly to the Sovereign. This position of the Ministry of the Imperial Court is explained by the fact that the subjects of its activities were not of a national nature, but concerned exclusively the Reigning House. In 1858, the Ministry of the Imperial Court was joined by the expedition of ceremonial Affairs, and in 1859 — the Imperial archaeological Commission. The Ministry underwent significant transformations in all its parts during the reign of Emperor Alexander III: the collegial principle that had prevailed until then in the institutions of the Ministry of the Imperial Court was replaced by a single principle. These changes were completed with the publication of the new Ministry establishment on April 16, 1893. According to the new legislation, the Minister of the Imperial Court is the chief chief over all parts of the court Department and at the same time the Minister of appanages and the Chancellor of the Imperial and Royal orders. It was primarily responsible for the Imperial Academy of arts and the Moscow art society. In 1893, the post of assistant Minister of the Imperial Court was established, with the rights and duties of a fellow Minister.]