Scenarios of power : myth and ceremony in Russian monarchy from Peter the Great to the abdication of Nicholas II / by Wortman, Richard

Table of Contents: “…The European 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 -- Alexandar II and the scenario of love -- The tsar-emancipator -- The crisis of autocracy -- A national myth -- 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.…”

Scenarios of power : myth and ceremony in Russian monarchy from Peter the Great to the abdication of Nicholas II / by Wortman, Richard

Table of Contents: “…The European 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 -- Alexandar II and the scenario of love -- The tsar-emancipator -- The crisis of autocracy -- A national myth -- 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.…”
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The Pushkin project : Russia's favorite writer, modern evolutionary thought, and teaching inner-city youth / by Bethea, David M., 1948-

Table of Contents: “…Origins -- PSI : implementation -- "The shot" : role-playing with loaded pistols -- "The stationmaster ": morality meets sexual selection -- The Blackamoor of Peter the Great : identity, creativity, homecoming -- "The queen of spades" : risk, reward, gaming life.…”
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Policemen of the tsar : local police in an age of upheaval / by Abbott, Robert J. 1945-

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Bread upon the waters : the St. Petersburg grain trade and the Russian economy, 1703-1811 / by Jones, Robert E., 1942-

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