Russian Monarchy Representation and Rule |
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| Author:
| Wortman, Richard |
| Series title: | Imperial Russia Ser. |
| ISBN: | 978-1-61811-259-0 |
| Publication Date: | Sep 2013 |
| Publisher: | Academic Studies Press
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| Book Format: | Ebook |
| List Price: | USD $69.00 |
Book Description:
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Russian Monarchy: Representation and Rule is devoted to studies of the political culture of the Russian monarchy as it influenced aspects of historical development such as law, representations of family, and concepts of nation and empire. The articles show how the narratives described in the author's two-volume study, Scenarios of Power, guided monarchical rule, shaped the thought patterns not only of the tsar and the imperial family but also of the political and social elite, and set...
More DescriptionRussian Monarchy: Representation and Rule is devoted to studies of the political culture of the Russian monarchy as it influenced aspects of historical development such as law, representations of family, and concepts of nation and empire. The articles show how the narratives described in the author's two-volume study, Scenarios of Power, guided monarchical rule, shaped the thought patterns not only of the tsar and the imperial family but also of the political and social elite, and set the parameters of compromise that so constrained the policies of imperial Russia.