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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... others tutors, who acquainted them with ideas and images of authority that diverged from their fathers'. The new scenarios arose even as the heirs played their roles in the old. For this reason, I 4 • I N T R O D U C T I O N •
... roles in the old. For this reason, I have devoted several chapters to the upbringing and education of Russian monarchs and the emergence of their public personalities before they ascended the throne. Scenarios, as we shall see, changed ...
... role in governing the empire. The collapse of the tsarist regime in February 1917 left Russia without a civic nation. The political vacuum would be filled by a new incarnation of power, reliant on demonstrative use of force, and ...
... role as the Legend of the Holy Ampulla in the French coronation. The holy ampulla was the vial that contained the oil of Clovis, which had been borne from heaven in the beak of a dove; a few drops of the oil anointed the Capetian kings ...
... role of “pious” tsar. They appeared in his devotional regimen, as if they too were monks. They took part in all the services, processions, and receptions under threat of punishment, as “the tsar's slaves.” The servitors' positions in ...