The zemsky sobor (Russian language: зе́мский собо́р) was the first Russian parliament of the 16th century and 17th century. It could be summoned either by tsar, or patriarch, or the Boyar Duma. The term roughly means ''assembly of the land''. Three categories of population participated in the assembly: # Nobility and high bureaucracy, including the Boyar Duma. # The ''Holy Sobor'' of high clergy. # Representatives of merchants and townspeople. The first ''zemsky sobor'' was held by tsar Ivan the Terrible in 1549. During his reign he held a number of such gatherings and they became a common tool used to enact major pieces of legislation or to decide controversial issues. Although the Sobors were primarily a tool used to rubberstamp decisions that Ivan had already made, sometimes initiative was taken by the lower nobility and townsfolk. For instance, the tsar was scandalized when the assembly of 1566 asked him to abolish oprichnina. When the Rurik Dynasty died out in 1598 it was a ''sobor'' that appointed Boris Godunov as the next tsar. Another grand council, featuring even peasants, elected Michael I of Russia to take the throne in 1613. During Mikhail's reign, when the Romanov dynasty was still weak, such assemblies were summoned annually. Once the Romanovs were firmly in power, however, the ''sobor'' gradually lost its power. A major council assembled to ratify the Treaty of Pereyaslav in 1654 was the last for thirty years. The last sobors were held by the great Galitzine in 1682, to abolish the ''mestnichestvo'', and in 1684, to ratify the "Eternal Peace" with Poland. ==References== *С.Л. Авалиани. "Литературная история земских соборов". Odessa, 1916. Politics of Muscovy Institutions of government Historical legislatures
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The zemsky sobor (Russian language: зе́мский собо́р) was the first Russian parliament of the 16th century and 17th century. It could be summoned either by tsar, or patriarch, or the Boyar Duma. The term roughly means ''assembly of the land''. Three categories of population participated in the assembly: # Nobility and high bureaucracy, including the Boyar Duma. # The ''Holy Sobor'' of high clergy. # Representatives of merchants and townspeople. The first ''zemsky sobor'' was held by tsar Ivan the Terrible in 1549. During his reign he held a number of such gatherings and they became a common tool used to enact major pieces of legislation or to decide controversial issues. Although the Sobors were primarily a tool used to rubberstamp decisions that Ivan had already made, sometimes initiative was taken by the lower nobility and townsfolk. For instance, the tsar was scandalized when the assembly of 1566 asked him to abolish oprichnina. When the Rurik Dynasty died out in 1598 it was a ''sobor'' that appointed Boris Godunov as the next tsar. Another grand council, featuring even peasants, elected Michael I of Russia to take the throne in 1613. During Mikhail's reign, when the Romanov dynasty was still weak, such assemblies were summoned annually. Once the Romanovs were firmly in power, however, the ''sobor'' gradually lost its power. A major council assembled to ratify the Treaty of Pereyaslav in 1654 was the last for thirty years. The last sobors were held by the great Galitzine in 1682, to abolish the ''mestnichestvo'', and in 1684, to ratify the "Eternal Peace" with Poland. ==References== *С.Л. Авалиани. "Литературная история земских соборов". Odessa, 1916. Politics of Muscovy Institutions of government Historical legislatures
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The ending "iy" doesn't sound right. Shall we move it to Zemsky Sobor (currently a redirect)? BTW, it should definitely be moved, since the second letter must be capitalized as well. User:Mikkalai :Seconded.--User:Ezhiki 03:58, Jun 12, 2004 (UTC)
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