Constitutional Projects of Russia 1799–1825

This volume contains a collection of the most important Russian constitutional projects from the late 18th to the early 19th century. In accordance with Russian legal tradition, only those texts were selected and edited whose form and content complied as completely as possible with the concept of a modern constitution. These texts reflect the tendency in Russia at the beginning of the 19th century toward reform of the state and social order. The documents cover a period stretching from the last