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(historical) A feudal hierarchical system in Russia from the 15th to 17th centuries..
There was also a system of mestnichestvo (the distribution of postings depending on the type of nobility), and then Emperor Peter the Great developed the “Table of Ranks”, which determined the seniority of civil and military officials in relation to each other.
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Mestnichestvo means (historical) A feudal hierarchical system in Russia from the 15th to 17th centuries..
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There was also a system of mestnichestvo (the distribution of postings depending on the type of nobility), and then Emperor Peter the Great developed the “Table of Ranks”, which determined the seniority of civil and military officials in relation to each other.
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