St Petersburg and the Russian Court, 1703-1761

Paul Keenan is a Lecturer in the Department of International History at the London School of Economics, UK, where he has taught since 2004. His research examines the social and cultural development of Russia during the eighteenth century, with particular focus on the activities of the Russian court.

List of Maps Acknowledgements Abbreviations Introduction 1. Location: Situating the City 2. Regulation: Policing the City's Inhabitants 3. Organisation: The Court and its Celebrations 4. Interaction: The City's Social Life 5. Instruction: Fashioning an Audience Conclusion Bibliography Key to Maps