(taken from the catalogue by F.G. Chuchin)
THE RURAL (ZEMSTVO) POST
According to the establishment of the Zemstvo in the middle of the sixties the local administration and the local economical activity has become centered in the districts. The District Zemstvo-Offices at the head of the Zemstvo organization experienced the urgent need of postal communication within the boundaries of the district. There were post-offices of the State in town, and a very restricted numbers of them in the larger villages; as to the rest, the inhabitants were obliged, in order to deliver and to receive the mail to drive to a distance of 40-50 versts, or more, especial in the north of Russia. Continue reading