the political culture of early modern Russia Rowland, Daniel Bruce 1941- creator text bibliography nyu Ithaca, [New York] London Northern Illinois University Press 2020 monographic eng

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xix, 397 p. : ill. "A collection of essays, written over a period of fifty years, that represent a sustained effort to discover how early modern Russians (from the period roughly from 1450 to 1700) imagined their government and rulers"-- Provided by publisher. Kurbskii and the historians -- Towards an understanding or the political ideas in Ivan -- Timofeyev's Vremennik -- The problem of advice in Muscovite tales about the Time of Troubles -- Did Muscovite literary ideology place any limits on the power of the Tsar -- The memory of St. Sergius in sixteenth-century Russia -- The blessed host of the heavenly Tsar: biblical military -- imagery in Muscovy -- Moscow: the third Rome or the new Israel -- Architecture and dynasty: Boris Godunov's uses of Architecture, 1584-1606 -- Two cultures, one throne room: secular courtiers and Orthodox culture in the Golden Hall of the Moscow Kremlin -- Architecture, image, and ritual in the throne rooms of Muscovite Russia -- Advice, advisers, and courtiers: decision-making and advice in the Royal Book volume of the Illustrated Chronicle Compilation -- Ivan IV as a Carolingian Renaissance prince -- Autocracy -- Muscovy -- God, tsar, and people: some further thoughts. Daniel B. Rowland. Includes bibliographical references and index. Political culture Russia Russia Intellectual life Moscow (Russia) Kings and rulers DK32.7 .R69 2020 9781501753725 (pbk.) 150175372X (pbk.) 9781501752094 (hbk.) 150175209X (hbk.) 2020011767 210120 on1145919379