Russian Monarchy
Representation and Rule
Author(s)
Wortman, Richard
Collection
Knowledge Unlatched (KU)Number
104931Language
EnglishAbstract
This new volume from the author of Scenarios of Power explores the effect of the symbolic and mythical representations of the Russian imperial government on law, administrative practice, and concepts of national and imperial identities throughout centuries of monarchical rule. Richard Wortman demonstrates how the ideologies behind such representations shaped the thought patterns not only of the tsar and the imperial family but also of the Russian political and social elite. He characterizes the monarchy as an active agent in Russia’s political experience, one whose dominant role was resisting change until the inevitable collapse facing all absolute monarchies.
Keywords
History; Russia; Essays; Russian monarchy; Politics; LawDOI
10.2307/j.ctt21h4wbqISBN
9781618118547OCN
1135846446Publisher
Academic Studies PressPublisher website
https://www.academicstudiespress.com/Publication date and place
2013-09-01Series
Imperial Encounters in Russian History,Classification
Russia