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God, Tsar, and People brings together in one volume essays written
over a period of fifty years, using a wide variety of
evidence-texts, icons, architecture, and ritual-to reveal how early
modern Russians (1450-1700) imagined their rapidly changing
political world. This volume presents a more nuanced picture of
Russian political thought during the two centuries before Peter the
Great came to power than is typically available. The state was
expanding at a dizzying rate, and atop Russia's traditional
political structure sat a ruler who supposedly reflected God's
will. The problem facing Russians was that actual rulers seldom-or
never-exhibited the required perfection. Daniel Rowland argues that
this contradictory set of ideas was far less autocratic in both
theory and practice than modern stereotypes would have us believe.
In comparing and contrasting Russian history with that of Western
European states, Rowland is also questioning the notion that Russia
has always been, and always viewed itself as, an authoritarian
country. God, Tsar, and People explores how the Russian state in
this period kept its vast lands and diverse subjects united in a
common view of a Christian polity, defending its long frontier
against powerful enemies from the East and from the West.
God, Tsar, and People brings together in one volume essays written
over a period of fifty years, using a wide variety of
evidence-texts, icons, architecture, and ritual-to reveal how early
modern Russians (1450-1700) imagined their rapidly changing
political world. This volume presents a more nuanced picture of
Russian political thought during the two centuries before Peter the
Great came to power than is typically available. The state was
expanding at a dizzying rate, and atop Russia's traditional
political structure sat a ruler who supposedly reflected God's
will. The problem facing Russians was that actual rulers seldom-or
never-exhibited the required perfection. Daniel Rowland argues that
this contradictory set of ideas was far less autocratic in both
theory and practice than modern stereotypes would have us believe.
In comparing and contrasting Russian history with that of Western
European states, Rowland is also questioning the notion that Russia
has always been, and always viewed itself as, an authoritarian
country. God, Tsar, and People explores how the Russian state in
this period kept its vast lands and diverse subjects united in a
common view of a Christian polity, defending its long frontier
against powerful enemies from the East and from the West.
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