Endre Sashalmi

eBook, ePUB

Russian Notions of Power and State in a European Perspective, 1462-1725 (eBook, ePUB)

Assessing the Significance of Peter's Reign

Beschreibung

Winner of the 2023 Marc Raeff Book Prize; A 2023 REFORC Book Award Longlist Title

This book highlights the main features and trends of Russian political thought in an era when sovereignty, state, and politics, as understood in Western Christendom, were non-existent in Russia, or were only beginning to be articulated. It concentrates on enigmatic authors and sources that shaped official perception of rulership, or marked certain changes of importance of this perception. Special emphasis is given to those written and visual sources that point towards depersonalization and secularization of rulership in Russia. A comparison with Western Christendom frames the argument throughout the book, both in terms of ideas and the practical aspects of state-building, allowing the reader to ponder Russia's differentia specifica.

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Autor

Endre Sashalmi is a professor of history at the Department of Medieval and Early Modern History at the University of Pécs (Hungary), and is a doctor of the Hungarian Academy of Sciences. His main fields of academic interest and research are comparisons of Western and Russian political thought and political iconography from the 15th to the 18th century, as well as the issue of state formation in Russia and in early modern Europe.

Produktdetails

• Verlag: Academic Studies Press
• Seitenzahl: 518
• Erscheinungstermin: 25. Oktober 2022
• Englisch
• ISBN-13: 9781644694190
• Artikelnr.: 63681305