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Russian Monarchy

Eighteenth-Century Rulers and Writers in Political Dialogue

Russian Monarchy( )
Author: Whittaker, Cynthia H.
Series title:NIU Series in Slavic, East European, and Eurasian Studies
ISBN:978-0-87580-308-1
Publication Date:Jun 2003
Publisher:Cornell University Press
Imprint:Northern Illinois University Press
Book Format:Hardback
List Price:USD $53.95
Book Description:

Russian monarchs have long been regarded as majestic and despotic, ruling over mute and servile subjects in a vast empire isolated from the rest of the European continent. Challenging this view, Whittaker uncovers a political dialogue about the nature and limitations of monarchy in eighteenth-century Russia--an interchange that took place between rulers and writers under the influence of western and central European Enlightenment thinking. Roughly 250 authors participated in...
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Book Details
Pages:320
Detailed Subjects: History / Europe / Eastern
Political Science / World / European
Physical Dimensions (W X L X H):6 x 9 x 1.1 Inches
Book Weight:1.995 Pounds



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