Women, Gardens, and Agency in Imperial Russia : Empress Maria Feodorovna's Pavlovsk Park.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Heath, Ekaterina, author.

Series:

Russian Shorts.

Russian Shorts

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Marīi︠a︡ Ḟeodorovna, Empress, consort of Paul I, Emperor of Russia 1759-1828,.

Marīi︠a︡ Ḟeodorovna.

Gosudarstvennyĭ muzeĭ-zapovednik "Pavlovsk".

Women--Russia--History.

Women.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (141 pages)

Edition:

1st ed.

Distribution:

London : Bloomsbury Publishing (UK), 2026.

Place of Publication:

London : Bloomsbury Academic, 2026.

System Details:

text file rdaft

Summary:

Through analysis of garden design at Pavlovsk Park, this book articulates the previously overlooked impact Empress Maria Fedorovna had on 19th-century Russian politics.

Contents:

Cover

Contents

List of Illustrations

Acknowledgments

Introduction

1 The Imperial Family: Building Bridges

2 Plants in the Garden: Growing a Power Base

3 Diplomacy: Weaving Networks of Power

4 Grief: Turning Defeat into Victory

5 The Pavlovsk Panopticon: Arguing against Abolishing Serfdom

6 Charity: Creating Legacy through Reinterpreting History

Conclusion

Maria Feodorovna and Pavlovsk: A Chronological Overview

Key Dates and Developments

Notes

Index.

ISBN:

1-350-54453-1

1-350-54449-3

9781350544499

OCLC:

1574807665