To the question on the connection of military and land reforms in the Don region and reasons of zemstvo liquidation
The connection between the military and the County reforms of Don Cossack region in the second half of the XIX century is considered. One of the reasons for introducing zemstvo was the elimination of the discharge on the inner Cossacks army service. The result was released more than in 4,000 jobs that were supposed to be occupied by hired workers. It is examined the state of the military treasury in the middle of 1870 and shown that it really suffered huge costs associated with military reform, and additional spending could ultimately undermine it. The author analyzes the process of liquidation of zemstvo, showing that its major cause was too high trespass that irritated troop class. The very fact of liquidation of zemstvo is associated with the refusal of the Cossacks to carry land service. All this allows to correct the prevailing historiography of the role of Don zemstvo and the reasons for their elimination, financial reflect, not only political problems that made them unpopular among the Cossacks.