Russian Notions of Power and State in a European Perspective, 1462-1725 (eBook)

Assessing the Significance of Peter's Reign

Endre Sashalmi (Autor)

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2022
518 Seiten
Academic Studies Press (Verlag)
978-1-64469-418-3 (ISBN)

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Winner of the 2023 Marc Raeff Book Prize; A 2023 REFORC Book Award Longlist TitleThis book highlights the main features and trends of Russian political thought in an era when sovereignty, state, and politics, as understood in Western Christendom, were non-existent in Russia, or were only beginning to be articulated. It concentrates on enigmatic authors and sources that shaped official perception of rulership, or marked certain changes of importance of this perception. Special emphasis is given to those written and visual sources that point towards depersonalization and secularization of rulership in Russia. A comparison with Western Christendom frames the argument throughout the book, both in terms of ideas and the practical aspects of state-building, allowing the reader to ponder Russiasdifferentia specifica.

Produkt-Details

• Erscheint lt. Verlag: 25.10.2022
• Reihe/Serie: Russian Thought in Context
• Reihe/Serie: Russian Thought in Context
• Sprache: englisch
• Themenwelt: Geisteswissenschaften ► Religion / Theologie
• Themenwelt: Naturwissenschaften ► Geowissenschaften ► Geografie / Kartografie
• Themenwelt: Sozialwissenschaften ► Politik / Verwaltung ► Politische Systeme
• Themenwelt: Sozialwissenschaften ► Politik / Verwaltung ► Vergleichende Politikwissenschaften
• Schlagworte: absolute monarchy • autocracy • concept of state • Conceptual History • divine right • Early Modern Europe • peter the great • Political Iconography • Russian notions of power • State-Building
• ISBN-10: 1-64469-418-2 / 1644694182
• ISBN-13: 978-1-64469-418-3 / 9781644694183