office
District Elder
district elder
also: волостной старшина
The volostnoy starshina, an elected peasant official heading a volost (a rural administrative unit grouping several villages) -- the lowest rung of local self-government, held here by Kozoedov.
Reading notes
- The Twenty-Ninth of June (the tale of a hunter who never hits his mark) §4 district elder Kozoedov
The volostnoy starshina, an elected peasant official heading a volost (a rural administrative unit grouping several villages) -- the lowest rung of local self-government, which is why the educated Predpolozhensky treats Kozoedov with such contempt.
- On Official Business §23 The district elder
The volostnoy starshina, an elected peasant official heading a volost (a cluster of villages); the office is held here by Fyodor Makarych, who never appears in person.