Scenarios of Power: Myth and Ceremony in Russian Monarchy from Peter the Great to the Abdication of Nicholas II - New Abridged One-Volume EditionPrinceton University Press, 2013年10月31日 - 512 頁 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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... Heir and Husband CHAPTER EIGHTEEN The Accession and Coronation of Nicholas II CHAPTER NINETEEN Demonstrations of Godliness CHAPTER TWENTY Nicholas II and the Revolution of 1905 CHAPTER TWENTY-ONE Historical Celebrations CHAPTER TWENTY ...
... heirs to the throne sought to perpetuate the governing myth and support the claims to supremacy and transcendence. Tutors acquainted them with historical examples of heroic rule and Western ideals of enlightened government. But the ...
... heir in 1718. The result was the succession law of 1722, which sought to remove the mishaps of biology from the succession. It deemed succession by seniority “an evil custom.” The oldest son could be poisoned by “Absalom's malice.” The ...
... heir to his crown, orb, and throne. Prokopovich's eulogy held out the consolation that Peter's spirit lived on. It lived on in Russia, whom Prokopovich now made the object of emotions. Peter had made Russia lovable, fearful to her ...
... heir, the sermons, odes, and festivals that inaugurated subsequent reigns portrayed new rulers as benefactors who like Peter had subdued the forces working for personal interests against the welfare of all. Their scenarios presented ...