Russian

Abstract

The paper presents the evolution of the formation of the local government system in the Kuban Cossack Host in Russia. This system has been transformed at the beginning of the 20th century. Growing disunity based on the difference of property possessions, education level, and psychological conflicts along with administrative pressure resulted in the reducing responsibility of the elected persons, and the increasing degree of laziness and indifference of the Cossacks. But, despite this, the Cossack communities continued to live, to regulate the property relations, to solve social problems.