Table of Contents

Table of Contents
Introduction
1. The Myth of the Tsaritsa's Blessed Womb
2. Helpmate to the Tsar and Intercessor for the Realm
3. The Tsaritsa as Ruler and Dynastic Link
4. The Royal Terem in the Early Romanov Period
5. Sofiia Alekseevna, the Tsarevna as Ruler
Conclusion
Glossary
Appendix: Genealogical Charts
Notes
Selected Bibliography
Index

About the Author

Isolde Thyrêt, Associate Professor of History at Kent State University, is the author of a variety of articles on medieval Russian women and popular religion.

Reviews

"An important study that opens up the whole area of women at the Russian court before Peter's time."
-Russian Review
"Finely nuanced."—American Historical Review
"Highly recommended.... The book breaks new ground."—Canadian Slavonic Papers