Intimate Empire : The Mansurov Family in Russia and the Orthodox East, 1855-1936
Intimate Empire tells the story of the Mansurovs, a small noble family who played a momentous role in the Russian Empire, as they struggled to reassert the countries importance on the global stage after their defeat in the Crimean War, showing how three generations of a family advanced the intertwin...
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| Format: | E-Book |
| Sprache: | English |
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Oxford : Oxford University Press USA - OSO,
2022
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| Mit dem übergeordneten Werk verknüpfte Titel: | Oxford Studies in Modern European History Ser.
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| Schlagworte: | Nobility Nobility-Russia-Biography Russia-History-1801-1917-Biography Soviet Union-History-1917-1936-Biography Electronic books |
| Umfang: | 1 online resource (234 pages) |
| Zusammenfassung: | Intimate Empire tells the story of the Mansurovs, a small noble family who played a momentous role in the Russian Empire, as they struggled to reassert the countries importance on the global stage after their defeat in the Crimean War, showing how three generations of a family advanced the intertwined causes of the Russian Empire and Orthodoxy. Cover -- Intimate Empire: The Mansurov Family in Russia and the Orthodox East, 1855-1936 -- Copyright -- Acknowledgements -- Contents -- List of Figures -- Note on Transliteration and Dates -- Mansurov Family Tree -- Introduction -- Empire, Family, and Transnational Orthodoxy -- Imperial Neighbours -- 1: Sevastopol: Family Networks and Wartime Publicity -- The Mansurov Family in its Urban Gentry Nest -- Navy Casualties and a Special Commission in Crimea -- Foundations of the Family Network -- Unexpected Publicity and Guided Glasnost -- Family Framing and Authenticity -- 2: Jerusalem: The Russian Compound -- Religious Empire Building: Early Hopes and a 'Russian' Strategy -- State Institutions and the Family Network -- Religious Empire Building: Realities and a Window of Opportunity -- Reappraising Orthodoxy and the Russian Empire -- 3: Constantinople: Public Archaeology -- Constantinople in the Mansurov Family Network and Mobility Patterns -- Claiming the Past: The Russian Archaeological Institute in Constantinople -- Bringing the Wider Orthodox World Closer to Russia -- 4: Riga: Construction and Conflict -- Constructing Churches, Building the Empire -- Fathers and Daughters: The Myth of a Blessed Family -- Fathers and Daughters: Scenes of Conflict -- Women, Agency, and the Demonstration of Imperial Power after 1905 -- 5: Moscow: Return and Revolution -- The Moscow Circle: Modernizing Russian Traditions -- Alternative Politics: Going to the Village -- The Turn to Religion and the Charm of Constantinople -- Local Work: Religious Activism in Moscow -- Transconfessional Work: An Anglican-Orthodox Initiative for Christian Unity -- 6: Wanderings and Homelessness -- In Search for a Safe Place -- The Rise of Institution-lessOrthodoxy -- Conclusion -- References -- Archives -- Unpublished Memoirs -- Primary Sources -- Secondary Works Cited -- Index. |
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| Beschreibung: | Description based on publisher supplied metadata and other sources |
| Beschreibung: | 1 online resource (234 pages) |
| ISBN: | 9780192658449 0192658441 9780192844415 0192844415 |