Scenarios of Power: Myth and Ceremony in Russian Monarchy from Peter the Great to the Abdication of Nicholas II - Brossura

Wortman, Richard S.

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ISBN 10: 0691123748 ISBN 13: 9780691123745

Casa editrice: Princeton University Press, 2006

Riassunto

This new and abridged edition of Scenarios of Power is a concise version of Richard Wortman's award-winning study of Russian monarchy from the seventeenth century until 1917. The author breaks new ground by showing how imperial ceremony and imagery were not simply displays of the majesty of the sovereign and his entourage, but also instruments central to the exercise of absolute power in a multinational empire. In developing this interpretation, Wortman presents vivid descriptions of coronations, funerals, parades, trips through the realm, and historical celebrations and reveals how these ceremonies were constructed or reconstructed to fit the political and cultural narratives in the lives and reigns of successive tsars. He describes the upbringing of the heirs as well as their roles in these narratives and relates their experiences to the persistence of absolute monarchy in Russia long after its demise in Europe.

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Informazioni sull?autore

Richard S. Wortman is Bryce Professor of History and Director of Graduate Studies at Columbia University.

Dettagli dell?edizione

• Editore: Princeton University Press
• Data di pubblicazione: 2006
• ISBN 10: 0691123748
• ISBN 13: 9780691123745
• Rilegatura: Copertina flessibile
• Lingua: Inglese
• Numero di pagine: 510
• Contatto del produttore: non disponibile