Powdered Fakes

The Legitimacy of Elizabeth Petrovna in Russian Court Culture 1741–1761

Deniss Hanovs, Valdis Tēraudkalns (Autoren)

Buch | Hardcover

XVIII, 259 Seiten

2025 | 2025
Brill | Schöningh (Verlag)
978-3-506-79821-3 (ISBN)

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This study examines the 18th century Russian court culture as a political frame for legitimacy of the new empress Elizabeth, daughter of Peter I, who seized power after a coup d'état in November 1741 and was in need of explaining the coup and "cancelling" the previous rule in public sphere. The book reflects on narratives and practices of the new government in its attempt to legitimise the new sovereign using memory politics to construct Emperor Peter I as the creator of the new Russia. Using interdisciplinary methods, Deniss Hanovs and Valdis T_raudkalns analyse the tools which were used to create this new legitimacy. These include a court opera, multimedia baroque festivals and religious ceremonies, epic poetry and even students' essays dedicated to the new empress, which created a multifaceted collection of performative actions, in text, music, ritual, drawings and ceremonial architecture.

Deniss Hanovs is professor of cultural studies at the Art Academy of Latvia. Valdis T raudkalns is professor of church history and history of religion at the University of Latvia.

Erscheinungsdatum	12.07.2025
Reihe/Serie	Russian History and Culture ; 26
Sprache	englisch
Maße	155 x 235 mm
Gewicht	1 g
Themenwelt	Geschichte ► Allgemeine Geschichte ► Neuzeit (bis 1918)
Schlagworte	1741–1761 • baroque festivals • court • Culture • Deniss • Elizabeth • Fakes • Hanovs • Legitimacy • Nobility • Opera Seria • Peter I • petrovna • powdered • RHACS • Russian • Russian Empire • Teraudkalns • Valdis
ISBN-10	3-506-79821-9 / 3506798219
ISBN-13	978-3-506-79821-3 / 9783506798213
Zustand	Neuware