Pretenders and Popular Monarchism in Early Modern Russia
The False Tsars of the Time and Troubles
More than a dozen pretenders appeared in Russia in the early seventeenth century, during the period of civil strife and foreign invasion known as the Time of Troubles. The most successful of these was the First False Dimitry, who occupied the throne in 1605 6; he was followed by Second and Third False Dimitrys, and by various other impostors. Maureen Perrie traces the careers of these pretenders and offers explanations of their success. She argues that support for the false tsars and tsareviches was influenced not only by the ingenious tales they told to justify their claims, but also by religious-miraculous notions of Christ-like rulers rise…
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- ISBN: 978-0-521-89101-1
- EAN: 9780521891011
- Produktnummer: 9833060
- Verlag: Cambridge University Press
- Sprache: Englisch
- Erscheinungsjahr: 2002
- Seitenangabe: 288 S.
- Masse: H22.9 cm x B15.2 cm x D1.7 cm 446 g
- Abbildungen: Paperback
- Gewicht: 446
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