Scenarios of power : myth and ceremony in Russian monarchy from Peter the Great to the abdication of Nicholas II / Richard Wortman.—New abridged one-volume paperback ed.

Princeton, New Jersey ; Woodstock, Oxfordshire : Princeton University Press, 2006.

xi, 496 pages : Grayscale Illustration ; 24 cm

Published by Princeton University Press.

This book has been composed in Sabon.

Printed on acid-free paper.

Printed in the United States of America.

The European Myth -- A National Myth.

Signs of Empire -- Peter the Great -- Olympian Scenarios -- The Education of Princes and the Dilemma of Neoclassicism -- The Emperor Paul I -- The Angel on the Throne -- Nicholas I -- Epitomes of the Nation -- Parents and Son -- Alexander II and the Scenario of Love -- The Tsar-Emancipator -- The Crisis of Autocracy -- The Making of a Russian Tsar -- The Inauguration of a National Myth -- The Resurrection of Muscovy -- The Life and Death of a Russian Tsar -- Nicholas II as Heir and Husband -- The Accession and Coronation of Nicholas II -- Demonstrations of Godliness -- Nicholas II and the Revolution of 1905 -- Historical Celebrations -- Nicholas II and World War I.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Electronic text and image data. Ann Arbor, Mich. : University of Michigan, Michigan Publishing, 2019. EPUB file. ([ACLS Humanities E-Book])