PRIPUSHCHENNIKS

PRIPUSHCHENNIKS, a term which refers the Bashkir social structure. It meant a category of population that was formed on the basis of the Bashkir patrimonial land tenancy. P. concluded written agreements with the Bashkir holders of patrimonial estate (the pripuskniye records on land use conditions). Verbal agreements were also allowed. Land relationship between holders of patrimonial estate and Pripushchenniks were regulated by the all-Russia legislation (ref. Land Policy). In 1834, in Bashkortostan, according to the data of the 8^th revision  (population  census),  there  were 95.7 thous. P. and 107.2 thous. Bashkir holders of patrimonial estates.