Chapters in this book

1. Frontmatter i
2. Contents v
3. Illustration vii
4. Abbreviations ix
5. Prefatory Note xi
6. Introduction. Scenario of Power 1
7. PART ONE. The European Myth
8. CHAPTER ONE. Signs of Empire 9
9. CHAPTER TWO. Peter the Great 21
10. CHAPTER THREE. Olympian Scenarios 40
11. CHAPTER FOUR. The Education of Princes and the Dilemma of Neoclassicism 73
12. CHAPTER FIVE. The Emperor Paul I 85
13. CHAPTER SIX. The Angel on the Throne 98
14. CHAPTER SEVEN. Nicholas I 120
15. CHAPTER EIGHT. Epitomes of the Nation 142
16. CHAPTER NINE. Parents and Son 166
17. CHAPTER TEN. Alexander II and the Scenario of Love 189
18. CHAPTER ELEVEN. The Tsar-Emancipator 205
19. CHAPTER TWELVE. The Crisis of Autocracy 219
20. PART TWO: A National Myth 243
21. CHAPTER THIRTEEN. The Making of a Russian Tsar 245
22. CHAPTER FOURTEEN. The Inauguration of a National Myth 263
23. CHAPTER FIFTEEN. The Resurrection of Muscovy 282
24. CHAPTER SIXTEEN. The Life and Death of a Russian Tsar 303
25. CHAPTER SEVENTEEN. Nicholas II as Heir and Husband 317
26. CHAPTER EIGHTEEN. The Accession and Coronation of Nicholas II 334
27. CHAPTER NINETEEN. Demonstrations of Godliness 347
28. CHAPTER TWENTY. Nicholas II and the Revolution of 1905 361
29. CHAPTER TWENTY-ONE. Historical Celebrations 377
30. CHAPTER TWENTY-TWO. Nicholas II and World War I 397
31. Conclusion 411
32. Notes 415
33. Bibliographical Note 449
34. Index 453