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A bride for the Tsar : bride-shows and marriage politics in early modern Russia /

From 1505 to 1689, Russia's tsars chose their wives through an elaborate ritual: the bride-show. The realm's most beautiful young maidens--provided they hailed from the aristocracy--gathered in Moscow, where the tsar's trusted boyars reviewed their medical histories, evaluated their s...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor principal: Martin, Russell, 1963- (Autor)
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: DeKalb, IL : NIU Press, [2012]
Colección:NIU Series in Slavic, East European, and Eurasian Studies
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Acceso en línea:Texto completo

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