From Catherine II's Coup to Alexander Pushkin's "The Captain's Daughter": A Reflection on Sartorial and Spiritual Searching in Russian Culture
(2020)
Journal Article
Ivleva, V. (2020). From Catherine II's Coup to Alexander Pushkin's "The Captain's Daughter": A Reflection on Sartorial and Spiritual Searching in Russian Culture. Vivlīoḟika, 8, 85-128. https://doi.org/10.21900/j.vivliofika.v8.793
This article examines the origins of different attributions of the uniform that Catherine II wore on the day of the coup in 1762 that brought her to the throne. It traces the importance of this episode in eighteenth-century culture and in Catherine’s... Read More about From Catherine II's Coup to Alexander Pushkin's "The Captain's Daughter": A Reflection on Sartorial and Spiritual Searching in Russian Culture.