The Imperial Court of Catherine the Great as an Instrument of State Elite Formation
Императорский двор Екатерины II как инструмент формирования элиты государства

Daria A. Oksamitnaya, Russian State University for the Humanities
2020 Izvestiya of Saratov University New Series Series History International Relations  
The article is devoted to the role of the imperial court in the «personnel reserve» formation for high governmental and military posts during the reign period of Catherine the Great. Comparative study of courtier's and Page Corps graduates career development was held for this research by the means of two specially created prosopographical databases. The obtained results give us an opportunity to evaluate the impact of a court rank granting on the nobles career development and on receiving an
more » ... ointment to the important governmental and military posts.
doi:10.18500/1819-4907-2020-20-3-284-290 fatcat:m3qqk5guanafzdkh67vnqotfam