Scenarios of power : myth and ceremony in Russian monarchy : from Peter the Great to the abdication of Nicholas II /
Wortman, Richard S.
Scenarios of power : myth and ceremony in Russian monarchy : from Peter the Great to the abdication of Nicholas II / Richard S. Wortman. - New abridged one-volume paperback edition. - Princeton, N.J. ; Oxford : Princeton University Press, 2006. - viii-491 p: ill., plates. ; 24 cm. - Studies of the Harriman Institute .
Includes bibliographical references ( p. [449]-451 and index.
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
0691123748 (pbk. : alk. paper) 9780691123745(pbk. : alk. paper)
Cour et courtisans--Histoire.--Russie
Rois et souverains--Histoire.--Russie
Protocole--Histoire.--Russie
Russia--Social life and customs--18th century.
Russia--Social life and customs--19th century.
Russia--Court and courtiers.
Russia--Kings and rulers.
Russie--Moeurs et coutumes--1533-1917.
338 DK 127 / W935s 2006
394/.4/09470903
Scenarios of power : myth and ceremony in Russian monarchy : from Peter the Great to the abdication of Nicholas II / Richard S. Wortman. - New abridged one-volume paperback edition. - Princeton, N.J. ; Oxford : Princeton University Press, 2006. - viii-491 p: ill., plates. ; 24 cm. - Studies of the Harriman Institute .
Includes bibliographical references ( p. [449]-451 and index.
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
0691123748 (pbk. : alk. paper) 9780691123745(pbk. : alk. paper)
Cour et courtisans--Histoire.--Russie
Rois et souverains--Histoire.--Russie
Protocole--Histoire.--Russie
Russia--Social life and customs--18th century.
Russia--Social life and customs--19th century.
Russia--Court and courtiers.
Russia--Kings and rulers.
Russie--Moeurs et coutumes--1533-1917.
338 DK 127 / W935s 2006
394/.4/09470903