Scenarios of Power Myth and Ceremony in Russian Monarchy from Peter the Great to the Abdication of Nicholas II - New Abridged One-Volume Edition

Name: Scenarios of Power Myth and Ceremony in Russian Monarchy from Peter the Great to the Abdication of Nicholas II - New Abridged One-Volume Edition
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ISBN: 9780691123745

ISBN-10: 0691123748

ISBN-13: 9780691123745

Edition: 2006 (Abridged)

Authors: Richard S. Wortman

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A sweeping and vivid portrayal of the myths, symbols, and rituals of the Russian monarchy. The book shows how ceremonies, the visual arts, and the printed word played a central role in the exercise of imperial power and evolved to answer the political challenges of the 19th and early 20th centuries.

Book details

List price: $68.00
Copyright year: 2006
Publisher: Princeton University Press
Publication date: 3/26/2006
Binding: Paperback
Pages: 512
Size: 6.18" wide x 9.17" long x 1.18" tall
Weight: 1.540
Language: English



Illustrations


Abbreviations


Prefatory Note


Introduction: Scenarios of Power



The European Myth



Signs of Empire



Peter the Great



Olympian Scenarios



The Education of Princes and the Dilemma of Neoclassicism



The Emperor Paul I



The Angel on the Throne



Nicholas I



Epitomes of the Nation



Parents and Son



Alexander II and the Scenario of Love



The Tsar-Emancipator



The Crisis of Autocracy



A National Myth



The Making of a Russian Tsar



The Inauguration of a National Myth



The Resurrection of Muscovy



The Life and Death of a Russian Tsar



Nicholas II as Heir and Husband



The Accession and Coronation of Nicholas II



Demonstrations of Godliness



Nicholas II and the Revolution of 1905



Historical Celebrations



Nicholas II and World War I


Conclusion


Notes


Bibliographical Note


Index