Sophia, Regent of Russia, 1657-1704

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Yale University Press, 01.01.1990 - 345 Seiten
Sophia Alekseevna, the half-sister of Peter the great, was the first woman to rule Russia. In 1682, following a dynastic crisis that left Russia without a mature male ruler, ten-year-old Peter and his mentally retarded brother Ivan were declared joint tsars with twenty-five year old Sophia as their regent. The regency survived for seven years until Sophia was ousted by Peter and dispatched to a convent for the last fifteen years of her life. This book not only offers a vivid portrayal of a remarkable woman but also sheds new light on an obscure and fascinating period of Russian history.
 

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List of Illustrations
Family Tree xiv
Russia in 1657 3
Childhood and Youth 16571682 23
The Rebellion of 1682 52
The Inner Circle 91
Domestic Policy 105
Religious Affairs 120
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Postscript 263
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Notes 277
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Bibliography 313
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Index 329
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VERNACULAR HOUSING IN NORTH WEST ULSTER
87
NORTH WEST ULSTER
105
GLOSSARY
509
INDEX OF PLATES
535

Culture i Art and Architecture 134
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Foreign Affairs 179
11
Overthrown 1689 221
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Back to Seclusion 16891704 242
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