Scenarios of power myth and ceremony in Russian monarchy from Peter the Great to the abdication of Nicholas II / Richard S. Wortman.

Author/creator Wortman, Richard
Other author American Council of Learned Societies.
Format Electronic
EditionNew abridged 1-v. pbk. ed.
Publication InfoPrinceton, N.J. : Princeton University Press,
Descriptionviii, 491 p. : ill. ; 24 cm.
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Variant title Myth and ceremony in Russian monarchy from Peter the Great to the abdication of Nicholas II
SeriesStudies of the Harriman Institute
Contents 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 -- Alexandar 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.
Bibliography noteIncludes bibliographical references (p. [415]-451) and index.
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Genre/formElectronic books.
LCCN 2005021463
ISBN0691123748 (pbk. : alk. paper)
ISBN9780691123745 (pbk. : alk. paper)

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