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Zemstvo
For Zemstvo we have terms and definitions in 2 topics. The topics are Soviet Union and Stamps.
Zemstvo (Soviet Union) 
A rural, self-governing institution with jurisdiction over schools, public health, food supply, roads, insurance, relief for the poor, maintenance of prisons, and other local concerns. Existed from about 1864 until the Bolshevik Revolution (q.v.) in 1917.
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Zemstvo (Stamps)
A local stamp issued by Russian municipal governments or zemstvos, in accordance with an imperial edict of 1870.
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