The image of Peter the Great in Russian history and thought / Nicholas V. Riasanovsky.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Riasanovsky, Nicholas V. (Nicholas Valentine), 1923- author.

Series:

Oxford scholarship online.

Oxford scholarship online

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Peter I, Emperor of Russia, 1672-1725.

Peter.

Russia--Intellectual life.

Russia.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (ix, 331 pages) : illustrations

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

New York ; Oxford University Press, 2023.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

The image of Peter the Great, Tsar of Russia from 1689 to 1725, has been a central theme of Russian history, art and literature. This study draws on Russian historical accounts, folklore and the arts to demonstrate how the image of Peter has reflected the changing cultural values of Russian people.

Contents:

Intro

Contents

I: The Image of Peter the Great in the Russian Enlightenment, 1700-1826

II: The Image of Peter the Great in Russia in the Age of Idealistic Philosophy and Romanticism, 1826-1860

III: The Image of Peter the Great in Russia in the Age of Realism and Scholarship, 1860-1917

IV: The Image of Peter the Great in the Soviet Union, 1917-1984

Conclusion

Bibliography

Index

A

B

C

D

E

F

G

H

I

K

L

M

N

O

P

R

S

T

U

V

W

Y

Z.

Notes:

Originally published:1985.

Bibliography: p307-326.-Includes index.

Previously issued in print: 1992.

Includes bibliography: p. 307-326 and index.

Derived record based on print version record and publisher information.

ISBN:

0-19-771381-5

1-280-44157-7

0-19-802055-4

1-4237-3764-4

0-19-536061-3

1-60129-877-3

OCLC:

475956391