Noun
zemstvo (plural zemstvos or zemstva)
(now historical) A Russian district or provincial council, or elective local-governmental administrative division, founded in 1864 by Tsar Alexander the Liberator.
Economy * 1911: There were 165 loan societies, 117 savings banks, forty three professional savings and loan societies, and eight Zemstvo loan offices; all these had total assets of about 10,000,000 rubles. Source: Internet
On 6 June O.S. 24 May 1905, Nicholas II had received a Zemstvo deputation. Source: Internet
On 24 and 25 May O.S. 11 and 12 May 1905, about 300 Zemstvo and municipal representatives held three meetings in Moscow, which passed a resolution, asking for popular representation at the national level. Source: Internet