Butyrin Y. Zemsky district chiefs in state mechanism Russian Empire in the end of XX - on the beginning of XX century: historical-juridical research (on the materials of Ukrainian provinces)

The complex research in a historical-legal aspect of becoming process of the zemsky district chiefs' post as an administrative institute and its further development is carried out in dissertation. Author makes conclusion that necessity of the institution of institute of the zemsky district chiefs conditioned requirements of regular completion of peasant reform. On the basis of the conducted research there is stated that activity of zemsky chiefs had different directions and was efficient and useful and the institute of the zemsky district chiefs was important component at the state mechanism of deciding many questions in the sphere of state administration and proved itself positively at special conditions.