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Ancient Rus': Image Strategies of the Middle Ages

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Here is a collection of fascinating stories about how the ideal ruler was imagined in Medieval Rus and Russia. There are no long theoretical explanations, but there are stories in which the serious is mixed with the funny, and the sublime with the absurd.

You will learn:

• Why a name and title could decide the fate of a prince, and their absence could deprive him of power.

• How medieval rulers built relationships with God - from humble piety to daring "negotiations" with heaven.

• What actions of the ideal sovereign were praised by chroniclers, and which they tried to forget as soon as possible.

• What real (and not so) examples did princes and tsars follow in order to correspond to the "ideal".

• Why some stories about power would look like a political joke today.

If you are interested in how our ancestors saw the "right" ruler - this book is for you. The main thing is not to look for strict science in it, but to allow yourself to be carried away by strange, instructive and sometimes absurd stories that have shaped the image of the ideal sovereign for centuries.
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