Episode 15: The Afterlife of a Tsar. The Tale of Fedor Kuzmich

Episode 15 January 11, 2022 00:14:41
Episode 15: The Afterlife of a Tsar. The Tale of Fedor Kuzmich
Tales from Imperial Russia
Episode 15: The Afterlife of a Tsar. The Tale of Fedor Kuzmich

Jan 11 2022 | 00:14:41

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Show Notes

In this episode, we look at the story of the oddly refined peasant wanderer Fedor Kuzmich, who was claimed by many to be the dead tsar Alexander I. The myth and its staying power are rooted in several sources, not least the peculiar circumstances of the emperor's death and popular conceptions of monarchy.

Source

M. P. Rey, Alexander I: The Tsar Who Defeated Napoleon (trans. S. Emanuel. DeKalb: NIU Press, 2016)

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