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Author Riasanovsky, Nicholas V

Title The Image of Peter the Great in Russian History and Thought
Published New York : Oxford University Press, 1992

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Description 1 online resource (344 pages)
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
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
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Subject Peter I, Emperor of Russia, 1672-1725 -- Influence
Peter I, Emperor of Russia, 1672-1725 -- In literature
Peter I, Emperor of Russia, 1672-1725 -- Psychology
SUBJECT Peter I, Emperor of Russia, 1672-1725 fast
Subject Influence (Literary, artistic, etc.)
Intellectual life
Literature
Psychology
SUBJECT Russia -- History -- 17th century
Soviet Union -- Intellectual life. http://id.loc.gov/authorities/subjects/sh85125824
Subject Russia
Soviet Union
Genre/Form History
Form Electronic book
ISBN 9780198020554
0198020554
9781601298775
1601298773