Zemsky Sobor

(noun)

A form of Russian parliament that met to vote on major state decisions, and was comprised of nobility, Orthodox clergy, and merchant representatives.

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Examples of Zemsky Sobor in the following topics:

  • Ivan the Terrible

    • Developed the Zemsky Sobor, a Russian parliament, along with the council of the nobles, known as the Chosen Council.

  • The Time of Troubles

    • At the death of Feodor Ivanovich, the last Rurikid Tsar, in 1598, his brother-in-law and trusted advisor, Boris Godunov, was elected his successor by the Zemsky Sobor (Great National Assembly).

  • The Romanovs

    • Patriarch Philaret's son, Michael I, was voted into power by the zemsky sober in July 1613, ending a long dynastic dispute.

  • Yaroslav the Wise

    • Developing a more established hierarchy within the Russian Orthodox Church, including a statute outlining the rights of the clergy and establishing the sobor of bishops.