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A Bride for the Tsar

- Bride-Shows and Marriage Politics in Early Modern Russia
Af: Russell E. Martin Engelsk Hardback

A Bride for the Tsar

- Bride-Shows and Marriage Politics in Early Modern Russia
Af: Russell E. Martin Engelsk Hardback
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From 1505 to 1689, Russia''s tsars chose their wives through an elaborate ritual: the bride-show. The realm''s most beautiful young maidens—provided they hailed from the aristocracy—gathered in Moscow, where the tsar''s trusted boyars reviewed their medical histories, evaluated their spiritual qualities, noted their physical appearances, and confirmed their virtue. Those who passed muster were presented to the tsar, who inspected the candidates one by one—usually without speaking to any of them—and chose one to be immediately escorted to the Kremlin to prepare for her wedding and new life as the tsar''s consort.

Alongside accounts of sordid boyar plots against brides, the multiple marriages of Ivan the Terrible, and the fascinating spectacle of the bride-show ritual, A Bride for the Tsar offers an analysis of the show''s role in the complex politics of royal marriage in early modern Russia. Russell E. Martin argues that the nature of the rituals surrounding the selection of a bride for the tsar tells us much about the extent of his power, revealing it to be limited and collaborative, not autocratic. Extracting the bride-show from relative obscurity, Martin persuasively establishes it as an essential element of the tsarist political system.

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From 1505 to 1689, Russia''s tsars chose their wives through an elaborate ritual: the bride-show. The realm''s most beautiful young maidens—provided they hailed from the aristocracy—gathered in Moscow, where the tsar''s trusted boyars reviewed their medical histories, evaluated their spiritual qualities, noted their physical appearances, and confirmed their virtue. Those who passed muster were presented to the tsar, who inspected the candidates one by one—usually without speaking to any of them—and chose one to be immediately escorted to the Kremlin to prepare for her wedding and new life as the tsar''s consort.

Alongside accounts of sordid boyar plots against brides, the multiple marriages of Ivan the Terrible, and the fascinating spectacle of the bride-show ritual, A Bride for the Tsar offers an analysis of the show''s role in the complex politics of royal marriage in early modern Russia. Russell E. Martin argues that the nature of the rituals surrounding the selection of a bride for the tsar tells us much about the extent of his power, revealing it to be limited and collaborative, not autocratic. Extracting the bride-show from relative obscurity, Martin persuasively establishes it as an essential element of the tsarist political system.

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Sprog: Engelsk
Sider: 394
ISBN-13: 9780875804484
Indbinding: Hardback
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ISBN-10: 0875804489
Kategori: Sovjetunionen
Udg. Dato: 15 jun 2012
Længde: 32mm
Bredde: 152mm
Højde: 229mm
Forlag: Cornell University Press
Oplagsdato: 15 jun 2012
Forfatter(e): Russell E. Martin
Forfatter(e) Russell E. Martin

Kategori Sovjetunionen

ISBN-13 9780875804484

Sprog Engelsk

Indbinding Hardback

Sider 394

Udgave

Længde 32mm

Bredde 152mm

Højde 229mm

Udg. Dato 15 jun 2012

Oplagsdato 15 jun 2012

Forlag Cornell University Press

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