Digest of Laws of the Russian Empire

The Digest of Laws of the Russian Empire (Russian: Свод законов Российской империи, pre-1917 Russian: Сводъ законовъ Россійской имперіи) was the code of penal and civil law in the Russian Empire since 1 January 1835.

It based on the Complete Collection of Laws of the Russian Empire (Russian: Полное собрание законов Российской империи, pre-1917 Russian: Полноѣ собрание законовъ Россійской имперіи) composed of 46 volumes. It was code of law since the Sobornoye Ulozheniye to death of Alexander I.

  • Digest of Laws of the Russian Empire (1857 edition, in Russian)
  • Tatiana Borisova. "The Digest of Laws of the Russian Empire: The Phenomenon of Autocratic Legality" (PDF). National Research University – Higher School of Economics. doi:10.2139/ssrn.2009180.
  • Tatiana Borisova. "Legislation as a Source of Law in Late Imperial Russia" (PDF). National Research University – Higher School of Economics. doi:10.2139/ssrn.2012309.


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