office
Zemstvo Insurance Agent
insurance agent
also: земский страховой агент, страховой агент, земский агент, zemstvo agent
A district official who assessed and sold the zemstvo's compulsory fire and property insurance to peasants and landowners; Lesnitsky held the post as a face-saving sinecure his uncle, the zemstvo board chairman, arranged for him.
Reading notes
- On Official Business §2 zemstvo insurance agent
A district official who assessed and sold the zemstvo's insurance to peasants and landowners; Lesnitsky held the post as a face-saving sinecure his uncle arranged for him.