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Russian monarchs have long been regarded as majestic and despotic, ruling mute and servile subjects in a vast empire isolated from the rest of Europe. Challenging this view, Whittaker uncovers a political dialogue about the nature and limitations of monarchy in 18th-century Russia.

Table of Contents

Table of Contents
Introduction. Literature on Monarchy: A Supragenre
1. Writing about Monarchy: A Historical Perspective
2. The Reforming Tsar
3. The Elected Monarch
4. The Legal Sovereign
5. The Agent of History
6. The Good Tsar
7. The Bad Tsar
Conclusion. The Significance of the Eighteenth-Century Political Dialogue
Appendix. Abbreviated Romanov Family Tree
Notes
Bibliography
Index

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      Publisher: Cornell University Press
      Publication Date: Publication Date: 09/06/2003
      ISBN13: 9780875803081, 978-0875803081
      ISBN10: 0875803083

      Description

      Book Synopsis
      Russian monarchs have long been regarded as majestic and despotic, ruling mute and servile subjects in a vast empire isolated from the rest of Europe. Challenging this view, Whittaker uncovers a political dialogue about the nature and limitations of monarchy in 18th-century Russia.

      Table of Contents

      Table of Contents
      Introduction. Literature on Monarchy: A Supragenre
      1. Writing about Monarchy: A Historical Perspective
      2. The Reforming Tsar
      3. The Elected Monarch
      4. The Legal Sovereign
      5. The Agent of History
      6. The Good Tsar
      7. The Bad Tsar
      Conclusion. The Significance of the Eighteenth-Century Political Dialogue
      Appendix. Abbreviated Romanov Family Tree
      Notes
      Bibliography
      Index

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