The Europeanized Elite in Russia 1762 1825 Public Role and Subjective Self NIU Series in Slavic East European and Eurasian Studies 1st Edition by Andreas Schönle 9781501757723 1501757725

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• ISBN 10: 1501757725
• ISBN 13: 9781501757723
• Author: Andreas Schönle

This illuminating volume provides a new understanding of the subjective identity and public roles of Russia’s Europeanized elite between the years of 1762 and 1825. Through a series of rich case studies, the editors reconstruct the social group’s worldview, complex identities, conflicting loyalties, and evolving habits. The studies explore the institutions that shaped these nobles, their attitude to state service, the changing patterns of their family life, their emotional world, religious beliefs, and sense of time.

The creation of a Europeanized elite in Russia was a state-initiated project that aimed to overcome the presumed “backwardness” of the country. The evolution of this social group in its relations to political authority provides insight into the fraught identity of a country developing on the geopolitical periphery of Europe. In contrast to postcolonial studies that explore the imposition of political, social, and cultural structures on colonized societies, this multidisciplinary volume explores the patterns of behavior and emotion that emerge from the processes of self-Europeanization. The Europeanized Elite in Russia, 1762–1825, will appeal to scholars and general readers interested in Russian history and culture, particularly in light of current political debates about globalization and widening social inequality in Europe.

Table contents:

1 INTERNALIZING PUBLIC ROLES: ZEALOUS SERVICEMEN AND CURIOUS NOBLEMEN

2 THE COURT AND THE FAMILY: CUCKOLDED HUSBANDS AND LONELY WIVES

3 THE DOMESTIC ECONOMY: BETWEEN OSTENTATION AND RATIONALIZATION

4 OFFICERS OFF THE BATTLEFIELD: MANAGERS AND THINKERS

5 ALTERNATIVE SOCIABILITIES AND SPIRITUALITIES: THE LODGE AND THE ENGLISH CLUB

6 EXPERIENCING THE OTHER: FOREIGNERS AND COACHMEN

7 THE RADICAL BIFURCATION: THE WAY TO EUROPE AND TO THE CONVENT

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